Globally recognised Award
Rewarding the achievements of young people around the world!
Over 5,700 Awards
CREST is accessible wherever you live! Last year we received over 5,700 applications from countries including; Australia, China, India, Italy United States of America and Vietnam.
Trusted STEM scheme
Quality
CREST provides the mark of quality for thorough hands-on, student-led projects. Young people develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills that enhance their learning across the curriculum.
Reward
CREST fosters a sense of achievement and pride, inspiring young people to take ownership of their learning. It rewards their achievements with high quality certificates produced and mailed from the UK.
Progress
CREST has been shown to impact attainment, with higher Award students performing better than similar non-CREST students. CREST students are more likely to continue studying STEM subjects at a higher level.
Quality
CREST provides the mark of quality for thorough hands-on, student-led projects. Young people develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and teamwork skills that enhance their learning across the curriculum.
Reward
CREST fosters a sense of achievement and pride, inspiring young people to take ownership of their learning. It rewards their achievements with high quality certificates produced and mailed from the UK.
Progress
CREST has been shown to impact attainment, with higher Award students performing better than similar non-CREST students. CREST students are more likely to continue studying STEM subjects at a higher level.
CREST success
Students use CREST Awards to enhance university and job applications. Donnie, a 19-year old student based in China, earned his Gold CREST Award and received an offer to study engineering at the University of Cambridge. A keen frisbee player, Donnie was inspired to design and build a frisbee-catching machine!
Hear from our customers
Self confidence
"The experience was so enjoyable I went on to complete a second one! I learned a huge amount about my research topic, data collection/analysis, presentation and referencing. My communication skills and self confidence greatly benefited and my Gold CREST Awards add weight to my UCAS applications."
First choice
"All of our students got their first choice university, which is massive for them. It's shown us what a massive impact, a fairly small change in teaching (completing CREST Awards) had on our students. The benefit that we've seen was obviously massive.
Commitment
"Completing a CREST Award demonstrates that you're committed. 'I enjoy engineering' is OK. But why do you enjoy it? 'I've spent four weeks of my summer in a lab working on a project' adds more impact and mentioning it in your personal statement is really useful."
Impress
"Interviewers probably hear generic answers, ‘I did this, I did that’…because of me doing the CREST Awards project, it was a unique thing and they were very interested in knowing why I did that and what I learned."
Self confidence
"The experience was so enjoyable I went on to complete a second one! I learned a huge amount about my research topic, data collection/analysis, presentation and referencing. My communication skills and self confidence greatly benefited and my Gold CREST Awards add weight to my UCAS applications."
First choice
"All of our students got their first choice university, which is massive for them. It's shown us what a massive impact, a fairly small change in teaching (completing CREST Awards) had on our students. The benefit that we've seen was obviously massive.
Commitment
"Completing a CREST Award demonstrates that you're committed. 'I enjoy engineering' is OK. But why do you enjoy it? 'I've spent four weeks of my summer in a lab working on a project' adds more impact and mentioning it in your personal statement is really useful."
Impress
"Interviewers probably hear generic answers, ‘I did this, I did that’…because of me doing the CREST Awards project, it was a unique thing and they were very interested in knowing why I did that and what I learned."
CREST in China
We work in partnership with Pearson China to ensure China based teachers, educators and students have access to high quality, China specific, CREST resources and customer care.
Royal Charter Charity
The British Science Association (BSA) is a royal charter charity established in 1831 to promote and develop science. Its vision is a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.
Partner with us
CREST has a growing network of overseas partners and we welcome new enquiries! Please contact us if you are interested in funding CREST, incorporating CREST into your STEM engagement schemes, or looking to use it across your international school sites.
Royal Charter Charity
The British Science Association (BSA) is a royal charter charity established in 1831 to promote and develop science. Its vision is a future where science is more relevant, representative, and connected to society.
Partner with us
CREST has a growing network of overseas partners and we welcome new enquiries! Please contact us if you are interested in funding CREST, incorporating CREST into your STEM engagement schemes, or looking to use it across your international school sites.
CREST International FAQs
Due to overseas postage costs beyond our control, we have a minimum order size of x10 CREST Awards for; Star, SuperStar, Discovery, and Bronze projects.
There is no minimum order quantity for Silver and Gold Awards.
It is possible to apply for a mixture of Awards, but the total order must be for 10 or more Awards e.g. 5 Star and 6 Discovery Awards. Or, 4 Star and 6 SuperStar Awards.
If you want to order a mixture of Awards, please apply for the number of Awards you want via the CREST Application Platform. Initially choose one Award level to apply for. After doing this email us to explain the mixture of Awards you wish to Apply for.
All the Awards you apply for will be included in one invoice.
Due to overseas postage costs beyond our control, we have a minimum order size of x10 CREST Awards for; Star, SuperStar, Discovery, and Bronze projects.
There is no minimum order quantity for Silver and Gold Awards.
It is possible to apply for a mixture of Awards, but the total order must be for 10 or more Awards e.g. 5 Star and 6 Discovery Awards. Or, 4 Star and 6 SuperStar Awards.
If you want to order a mixture of Awards, please apply for the number of Awards you want via the CREST Application Platform. Initially choose one Award level to apply for. After doing this email us to explain the mixture of Awards you wish to Apply for.
All the Awards you apply for will be included in one invoice.
Royal Mail, second class delivery, is included in the CREST Award entry fee.
For additional cost, other delivery options are available:
1.International tracked delivery - additional cost from £15 upwards.
2.International courier delivery - additional cost from £42 upwards.
We use FedEx to deliver certificates by courier. It is not available for PO Boxes.
Please include your project ID/reference in the email.
Royal Mail, second class delivery, is included in the CREST Award entry fee.
For additional cost, other delivery options are available:
1.International tracked delivery - additional cost from £15 upwards.
2.International courier delivery - additional cost from £42 upwards.
We use FedEx to deliver certificates by courier. It is not available for PO Boxes.
Please include your project ID/reference in the email.
Certificate deliveries to overseas addresses can take up to six weeks.
If you pay an additional fee for Royal Mail first class tracked delivery it will take up to .......
If you pay an additional fee for courier delivery it will take up to five days.
Please note, you can apply for Star, SuperStar, Discovery and Bronze Awards in advance. This may be useful if you want certificates to arrive for an award giving ceremony.
Certificate deliveries to overseas addresses can take up to six weeks.
If you pay an additional fee for Royal Mail first class tracked delivery it will take up to .......
If you pay an additional fee for courier delivery it will take up to five days.
Please note, you can apply for Star, SuperStar, Discovery and Bronze Awards in advance. This may be useful if you want certificates to arrive for an award giving ceremony.