iGEM Medals
All teams must convince the judges they have achieved each of the medal criteria. Simply ticking a box does not guarantee you will awarded a medal.
All teams can earn a medal. Teams can only win one medal in a given iGEM year. Teams must nominate themselves using the Judging Form. Failure to successfully complete the Judging Form will prevent the judges from evaluating your team for medals.
Please see our Judging Form information page for more details. See the Calendar for more information on iGEM deadlines.
The three levels of medals, from lowest to highest are Bronze, Silver, and Gold. We do not limit the numbers of each medal. Teams are only competing with themselves to achieve the medal criteria.
Medal | Explanation | Criteria for Standard Tracks | Criteria for Special Tracks |
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Bronze | All Criteria must be met |
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1 | Registration and Giant Jamboree Attendance |
Register for iGEM, have a great iGEM season, and attend the Giant Jamboree. |
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2 | Competition Deliverables |
Convince the judges that you have completed the following Competition Deliverables from this page (link):
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3 | Attributions |
Convince the judges that you have completed Competition Deliverable #5 Attributions from this page (link).
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4 | Characterization / Contribution |
Do one of these two options:
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Document on your team wiki at least one new substantial contribution to the iGEM community that showcases a project related to BioBricks. This contribution should be central to your project and equivalent in difficulty to making and submitting a BioBrick Part. |
Silver | All Bronze criteria must be met, plus all Silver criteria below must be met |
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1 | Validated Part / Validated Contribution |
Convince the judges that at least one new BioBrick Part of your own design that is related to your project works as expected. Clearly document the experimental characterization on that Part's Main Page on the Registry (see this page for details). You must submit a sample of this new part to the Registry (following the Registry submission requirements).
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Convince the judges that something you created (art & design, hardware, software, etc.) performs its intended function. Provide thorough documentation of this validation on your team wiki. |
2 | Collaboration |
Convince the judges you have significantly worked with one (or more) currently registered 2018 iGEM team(s) in a meaningful way. For example, mentor a team (or be mentored by a team), characterize a part, troubleshoot a project, host a meetup, model/simulate a system, or validate a software/hardware solution to a synbio problem.
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3 | Human Practices |
Convince the judges you have thought carefully and creatively about whether your work is responsible and good for the world. Document on your team wiki how you have investigated these issues and engaged with your relevant communities, why you chose this approach, and what you have learned. Please note that surveys will not fulfill this criteria unless you follow scientifically valid methods.
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Gold | All Bronze and Silver criteria must be met, plus at least two (2) Gold criteria below must be met |
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1 | Integrated Human Practices |
Expand on your silver medal activity by demonstrating how you have integrated the investigated issues into the purpose, design, and/or execution of your project. Document on your team wiki how your project has changed based upon your human practices work.
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2 | Improve a Previous Part or Project |
Convince the judges that you have created a new part that has a functional improvement upon an existing BioBrick Part. The sequences of the new and existing parts must be different. You must perform experiments with both parts to demonstrate this improvement.
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Improve the function of an existing iGEM project (that your current team did not originally create) and document your achievement on your team wiki. |
3 | Model Your Project |
Convince the judges that your project's design and/or implementation is based on insight you have gained from modeling. This could be either a new model you develop or the implementation of a model from a previous team. You must thoroughly document your model's contribution to your project on your team's wiki, including assumptions, relevant data, model results, and a clear explanation of your model that anyone can understand.
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4 | Demonstration of Your Work |
Convince the judges that your engineered system works.
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Standard Tracks | Special Tracks |