Welcome to the new CREST website! We’ve given everything a fresh look and feel for a better experience. If you run into any glitches or can’t find something you need, please tell us.

Contact us now
Secondary Logo

manages CREST

Silver Award

Thumbs Up

Typical ages 14+

Timer

Typically 30 hrs to complete

Poundsign

£15 UK; £25 International

Challenge your students to take ownership of a STEM project in teams or individually. Silver Awards are designed to stretch students and enrich their STEM studies. Whether investigating their own project idea or using one of our free resource prompts, students plan and direct their own project, gaining in-depth experience of the scientific method or engineering design process.

CREST Discovery Day ME Bristol 2024 41 (1)

How to run

Plan

Browse the free resources in our Resource Library for Silver project ideas.

Alternatively, students can create and design their own Silver projects. Familiarise your students with the CREST criteria for Silver so they know what to aim for.

Complete

Students complete their Silver projects before submission. Create a free account on our application platform to submit projects.

Upload the Silver project work alongside a profile form of each student.

Assess

Students must meet at least 11 of the 15 Silver CREST criteria to earn a Silver CREST Award.

A CREST assessor evaluates each Silver project. The application fee must be paid before assessment.

Achieve!

Celebrate the success of your students as they achieve their Silver CREST Awards.

Share your experience with us - email us, tell us in the survey, or tag us in your posts. Let's spread the joy and inspire others with your students' success!

  • Plan

    Browse the free resources in our Resource Library for Silver project ideas.

    Alternatively, students can create and design their own Silver projects. Familiarise your students with the CREST criteria for Silver so they know what to aim for.

  • Complete

    Students complete their Silver projects before submission. Create a free account on our application platform to submit projects.

    Upload the Silver project work alongside a profile form of each student.

  • Assess

    Students must meet at least 11 of the 15 Silver CREST criteria to earn a Silver CREST Award.

    A CREST assessor evaluates each Silver project. The application fee must be paid before assessment.

  • Achieve!

    Celebrate the success of your students as they achieve their Silver CREST Awards.

    Share your experience with us - email us, tell us in the survey, or tag us in your posts. Let's spread the joy and inspire others with your students' success!

Free Silver resources

Fees and funding

The Silver CREST Award costs £15 per student in the UK. While we want all young people to participate, we recognise that costs can be a barrier for some schools. UK schools in challenging circumstances, especially those with many underrepresented pupils in STEM, can apply for funding to help run CREST.

CREST Deepmind Discovery Day School 37

Hear from our community

Silver CREST Awards Certificate Sign Up Widget

Apply for a Silver Award

Ready to take your students' STEM skills to the next level? Apply for the CREST Silver Award and bring their own project idea to life! They will gain hands-on experience with the scientific process - planning, investigating, testing, and reflecting - just like real researchers do!

Support For Silver Award

We are here to help

Find answers to your questions quickly and easily with our Help Centre Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Whether you're just getting started with CREST Awards or looking for specific details on projects, resources, or submission guidelines, our comprehensive FAQs has you covered.

Discovery Day Presentation