Important Dates
December – Judge application process opens
January 5, 2020 – Volunteer sign ups begin
January 21 – FINAL day to RECEIVE ALL APPLICATIONS
March 8 – Early review and check-in for selected projects
March 11-12 – Synopsys Championship
April 5 – 2020 Synopsys Championship Awards Ceremony
April 20-21 – California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF)
May 10-15 – International Science & Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF)
The 2020 Synopsys Championship applications process is open. Check the details on application due dates.
Early review of selected projects
on Sunday, March 8th
All students should complete their projects and be ready for possible early check-in on Sunday, March 8. See 2020 Rules Changes for background and details.
2 weeks before science fair – Students are notified that their projects have been selected.
March 8 – At assigned times between 9 and 2 at Santa Clara University, selected students check in projects and leave their boards, notebooks, etc.
March 11 – Fair volunteers set up projects checked in on 3/8.
March 12 – Judging Day – all students attend.
Continuing Improvement 
Our goal is always to improve the experience of participation in the Synopsys Championship. In 2020 we will focus on compliance with the SCVSEFA ethics statement on Form 1B, the Approval Form that is signed by all students and their parents or guardians. The SCVSEFA statement is aligned with the expanded 2020 ISEF ethics statement. Additionally we will require students and parents to sign an additional ethics form to be collected at project check-in.
Behavioral Science field of study 
dropped for 2020 Championship
The SCVSEFA Board has eliminated Behavioral Science projects from the Synopsys Championship. Students may still use human participants to test their engineering prototypes and apps. They must follow all human subject protocols and get pre-approval by the SRC (Safety Review Committee).


