S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) is a research-based science competition emphasising on innovation, originality, creativity & persistence in research.

The S.T. Yau High School Science Award is initiated by Professor Shing-Tung Yau to promote innovation, originality and creativity in scholarly activities among high school students. All regions of S.T. Yau High School Science Award share similar vision and academic scope.

The Hong Kong Academy of Sciences (ASHK) has hold an online Science Talk: Bridging the Present and Future on February 8, as the flagship event of the S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) 2024. ASHK has invited two veteran scientists to share their illustrative careers, with personal stories and experience in research, and valuable advices ...

Each team shall consist of 1 to 3 student member(s) from the SAME secondary school. Each team shall have a supervising teacher^ providing guidance and advice for the research. A school may have more than one team participating in the competition and a supervising teacher may lead more than one team.

Chin-Yin Chiu High School Economic and Financial Modeling Gold Award is named in the memory of Chin-Yin Chiu, a famous scholar and educator in China and the beloved father of Shing-Tung Yau. Yeuk-Lam Leung High School Mathematics Silver Award is named in the memory of Yeuk-Lam Leung Chiu, the beloved mother of Shing-Tung Yau.

The Award is based at the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC) of Tsinghua University and has been running successfully for over ten years. It initially started with Mathematics, then expanded to include Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, and Economic and Financial Modeling.

S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) from February : Call for registration. 12 June: Deadline for registration. 16 June: Deadline for submission of research outline. Late June: Initial screening of research outlines by Assessment Panel Chairs. July : Result announcement of initial screening . 14 August: Deadline for shortlisted teams to submit full research report

Bryan LEUNG, G.T.(Ellen Yeung) College, Hong Kong “Irrationality proofs via Lambert’s method: from π to ex(x ∈ Q, x ̸= 0)” Aryan AGARWAL, Modern School Vasant Vihar, India “An Investigation on Fractional Complexity” CHAN Sze Yin, Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong. LEUNG Sui Chit Moritz, Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong

S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) Eligibility. YHSA(Asia) strives to provide a fair and encouraging environment for all participants. There is no restriction on nationality and ethnicity for participation. However, participants must be currently enrolled secondary school students in Hong Kong or the Asian region outside Mainland China*.

The winning teams of the 2023 S.T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia) (YHSA (Asia)) performed brilliantly at the final competition in Beijing, winning a total of seven prizes. A team from Singapore won the interdisciplinary Grand Award and the Gold Prize in Mathematics.