Resources

Resources & downloads

Everything you need to take part in the Raman Young Scientist Initiative: brochures to share with your school, the forms and formats for entering, and reference material for shortlisted finalists. All files open or download directly.

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Brochures & flyers

Share RYSI with your school

Print-ready brochures and flyers to introduce the award to students, parents and teachers. High-resolution PDFs suitable for printing or projecting.

RYSI Brochure (A4)The full-colour A4 programme brochure: what RYSI is and how the award works.PDFA4 · ~6 MB RYSI Brochure (A3, B&W)A larger A3 black-and-white brochure, ideal for low-cost printing and noticeboards.PDFA3 · ~7 MB RYSI Flyer (A4, colour)A single-page colour flyer to hand out or pin up: the award at a glance.PDFA4 · ~3 MB RYSI Flyer (A5, colour)A compact A5 version of the colour flyer for handouts and mailers.PDFA5 · ~3 MB Final Flyer: Raman AwardThe high-resolution final award flyer, with full programme details and imagery.PDF~13 MB

Forms & formats

Enter the award

The formats and templates you need to register a student and submit a project. Schools entering multiple students should use the bulk-upload spreadsheet.

Registration FormatThe standard registration format for entering a student in the award.PDF~22 KB Submission FormatHow to structure a project submission: media, description and materials used.PDF~30 KB Sample SubmissionA worked example of a complete project submission to model your own entry on.PDF~243 KB Bulk-Upload FormatA spreadsheet template for schools registering many students at once.XLSX~9 KB

Reference

Topics & finalist material

Topic lists for Phase I and the materials shortlisted finalists need for the RYSI Experiential Science Test (REST) at the finals.

RYSI Topics ListThe list of science topics students can choose from when developing their activity.PDF~80 KB Phase-I Topics ListThe category-wise list of Phase-I topics for the award.PDF~37 KB REST: Final TopicsThe final topic list for the RYSI Experiential Science Test at the live finals.DOCX~15 KB REST: Finalist ChecklistThe checklist of what shortlisted finalists should prepare and bring to the finals.DOCX~14 KB

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Ready to take part?

Got the brochure and the formats? The next step is to enter a student, or get in touch if you have a question about the award.