Request changes to project titles, etc. by Feb. 24th

Please request changes to a project title, field of study, etc. – or to withdraw from science fair – by midnight on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Then the database will close, meta-information will be locked, and judging assignments will begin. (You’ll upload project materials to a new Judging Folder beginning Feb. 26.)

• Check Project Status with the button on the home page. After Feb. 24 any Incomplete project will move to FTQ (Fail to Qualify).
• Is the Field of Study accurate? and the category (RRI vs non-RRI)? 
• Is the title correct, are student names spelled correctly, and is the right person listed as official sponsor?
• If the project is Incomplete, upload whatever information has been requested to your Forms Folder. Inform the person who made the request by email with your project code in the subject line.
• If you need to withdraw, send email to SRC or the Fair Administrators via the contact page. 

If you have a software engineering project in the “Received pile” you
can facilitate SRC review by making sure the following are included:

• Research plan that uses the engineering project format
• A problem and a goal. Quantitative measurements (e.g. actual speed not
  faster)
• A flow chart
• Bibliography in MLA format.  

Thank you.

Project Material Instructions for the 2021 Virtual Synopsys Championship are available for the PDFs (and optional videos) that students will upload to their Judging Folders for review by the judges before the web conferences on March 11th. Individual Judging Folders will be made available – via everyone’s individual Project Page – in February, probably on the 26th.
There is also a Instructions web page.

Thank you for your patience as the Scientific Review Committee makes its way through 700+ applications using the new system of digital folders. It will take a while to finish this number of projects, including email to students if anything is incomplete or needs attention. Please watch your inbox for questions from the SRC.

If you submitted an application, it should appear under your sponsor’s name on the Project Status Page. Please email fairmanager@science-fair.org if it’s missing.

To see if your application is Accepted, please click Check Project Status on this page. Follow a link to the page for your teacher/sponsor. If your application is “Received,” it is waiting for review by the SRC. If it is “Incomplete,” it needs more information or additional form(s). If you haven’t received an email about what’s missing, contact Fair Administration via the Contact page and include your Project Code or the title of your project.

Project Material Instructions for the 2021 Virtual Synopsys Championship are available for the PDFs (and optional videos) that students will upload to their Judging Folders for review by the judges before the web conferences on March 11th. Individual Judging Folders will be made available – via everyone’s individual Project Page – in February, probably on the 26th.
There is also an Instructions web page.

Please register to be a Category Judge for the 2021 Virtual Synopsys Championship Science & Engineering Fair, to be held online from 12:30 PM to 6 PM on March 11, 2021. 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.

If your project requires pre-approval by the Scientific Review Committee, be sure to submit all your completed forms by the deadline. If you are missing a form, upload it as soon as possible after Monday. The SRC will review your application when all required forms are in your Forms Folder.
Check that you have uploaded 8 required forms. Common problems: the bar-coded Project Application Form is missing; Form 1 is missing, incomplete or blank; the research plan is missing.

There’s a new digital process for completing and submitting application forms for the 2021 Synopsys Championship. Please go to the Application Instructions page to get started. After completing the first registration step, you will receive an individualized set of instructions and a link to the Forms Folder for your project.

We are excited to share videos of some Championship projects in the 2020 Synopsys Championship Winners Showcase.  We couldn’t hold an in-person Winners’ Circle in September, where students would have shared a few words about their projects and their experiences at CSEF and ISEF.  So we’re celebrating our winners by showcasing their work online!