Deadline for project changes is Feb 23rd

Please request changes to your project title, field of study, etc. – or to withdraw from science fair – by midnight on Wednesday, February 23. Then the database will close, meta-information will be locked, and judging assignments will begin. 

• Check Project Status with the button on the home page. After February 23 any Incomplete project will become Not Qualified.
• Is the Field of Study accurate? and the category (RRI or non-RRI)? 
• Is the title correct, are student names spelled correctly, and is it listed by the correct teacher/sponsor name?
• If the project is Incomplete, upload whatever information has been requested to your Forms Folder. Inform the reviewer (or whoever made the request) by email with your project code in the subject line.
• If you need to withdraw or make changes, send email to Fair Manager, using the Fair Administration link on the SCVSEFA contact page.

If your project is Accepted, on February 25 you may start to upload project materials to your Judging Folder, following new instructions on your Project Page.

With >200 “received, waiting for review,” projects the SRC is finding common errors that slow down the process.

What you can do to speed up your review:

1. Check dates on your forms. Form 1A should list when you actually started – or plan to start – your experiment or data collection. The signature dates on other forms (1, 1B, Hold Harmless, etc.) should be prior to this date. As needed, fix and replace with a new copy in your forms folder. Only exception – 1C is filled out after experimentation.
2. Check your Bibliography. High school projects need at least 5 and middle school a minimum of 3 references relevant to the project. For a web site, specify the access date.
3. Check for Measurements.  Reviewers want to see what you plan to measure. Engineering projects in particular need quantitative engineering design criteria like speed, accuracy, distance are.

This year the Synopsys Championship will again be a virtual event. The SCVSEFA board of directors based its decision on the uncertainty regarding COVID-19 variants, the difficulty meeting local and County health requirements, and a concern for the health of all involved. Details about preparing for virtual judging will appear soon on the web site and on the Project Page for each project.

Please register to be a Category Judge for the 2022 Virtual Synopsys Championship Science & Engineering Fair, to be held online from 12:30 PM to 6 PM on March 10, 2022. We need and welcome judges in all fields of study.

We are looking for scientists, computer scientists, engineers and others who enjoy talking to enthusiastic young people about scientific inquiry and engineering challenges. Category Judges should have at least a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or in education (with a concentration in a technical field). See the Category Judging page for details.