The maximum possible grade for the theoretical test was 30. The maximum possible grade for the experimental test was 20.
In addition to the gold, silver, and bronze medals, four special prizes and three additional awards has been awarded during the closing ceremony of the IPhO – France 2025.
This prize Claudine Hermann recognizes the best female performance.
It was awarded to Aysenem Kakamyradova (Turkmenistan).
This prize Etienne Guyon, sponsored by Jane Street, rewards the best performance in Experimental Examination.
It was awarded to Ionut-Gabriel Stan (Romania).
This prize Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, sponsored by Squarepoint, awards the best performance for Theoretical Examination.
It was awarded to Tong Pengyu (China).
This prize Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, sponsored by Qube Research & Technologies, rewards the absolute winner.
It was awarded to Hyeokjoon Lee (Korea).
This prize, sponsored by ITER, rewards teams composed of at least two female and two male contestants, with the ranking based on the sum of their scores.
It was awarded to Turkmenistan, France, Azerbaïdjan and Northern Macedonia. The highest total score for those team was for Turkmenistan.
This prize, sponsored by Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), rewards the best performance from a European partner country of CNES.
A parabolic flight is offered to Ionut-Gabriel Stan (Romania).
This prize, sponsored by Thalès, rewards young people who are passionate about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and who face financial or social difficulties in pursuing their studies.
It was awarded to Nurgeldi ANNAGURDOV (Turkmenistan), Carlos CALDERON ALBA (Spain), Fatima EIMAN (Pakistan), Akinpelumi Samuel OPEYEMI (Nigeria), Le Thien Nhan TRAN (Viet Nam).
