The award is kindly funded by Alex and Jeff O'Brien. With generous support from our strategic partners, the BBC, the Royal Institution and the Science Museum


We work closely with our media partners The Week Junior Science+Nature and New Scientist.

The Week Junior Science+Nature unlocks children’s imaginations, introducing them to big ideas, exciting innovations and inspiring people. Featuring incredible scientific stories, expert articles on animals and the environment, remarkable imagery and unbelievable mysteries and marvels from around the world  - every page is packed with facts to get their brains buzzing.

Find out more at sciencenature.theweekjunior.co.ukFacebookInstagram and X

New Scientist is the world’s most popular weekly science and technology publication. Our website, app and print editions cover international news from a scientific standpoint, and ask the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. If someone in the world has a good idea, you will read about it in New Scientist.

Find out more at https://www.newscientist.com/ and connect via social media on Instagram, Facebook, X, TikTok, LinkedIn and BlueSky.

We are also delighted to be supported by STAEDTLER and STABILO.


It all starts with an idea. Some ideas are quiet and transform our immediate environment, others are groundbreaking and have global impact. Whether kindergarten child, architect or artist: There is no monopoly on good ideas. STAEDTLER believes in all these ideas – and in bringing them to the world. They are manifesting this attitude in their figurative mark, the head of Mars, and their new brand claim: Head of ideas.

Find out more at https://www.staedtler.com/intl/en/, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.


STABILO believes that everyone is born as a creative being with a head full of ideas. These ideas can go on to make our world a better place, a more colourful one, or a more fun one. That's why STABILO, does everything it can to help people express themselves creatively and bring their most precious ideas to life.

Find out more at https://www.stabilo.com/uk/, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

The ABSW is currently seeking sponsors for the Young Science Writer Award 2026 - the 5th anniversary of the award. This is a national competition reaching state-funded, non-selective secondary schools across the UK to nurture the talents of young people with a passion for STEM. 

Please consider supporting our aims for the award and get in touch with our YSWA manager, Maisie, at [email protected]

You can download our support brochure to find out more.

Young Science Writer of the Year 2025 - Sponsorship Proposal
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