Regeneron Science Talent Search registration is open

The Regeneron Science Talent Search 2019 application is open now until November 14th. In addition to the Intel ISEF and the Broadcom MASTERS programs, the Society for Science & the Public also owns and produces the Regeneron STS, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious competition for high school seniors.

The 2019 Science Fair season will kick off with 2 clinics:

• September 11, from 7-8:30 PM, a Science Fair Clinic in the Madrone Room at the Community and Cultural Center in Morgan Hill, 17000 Monterey Rd, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The intended audience is teachers but the clinic is open to all.
• September 26, an Engineering Clinic at the same location, also from 7-8:30 PM. This workshop is intended for students as well as teachers.

The 2019 Synopsys Championship will be held in South Hall at the San Jose Convention Center on March 13-14, 2019. Information about application deadlines and workshop dates will be posted as soon as they are scheduled.

Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students! Winners of the 2018 Intel ISEF in Pittsburgh, PA were announced on May 17-18th. The top 10 Synopsys Championship projects competed with students from more than 75 countries.  Sixty percent of our projects were recognized with either a category award or special award(s).  Thank you to all who participated and facilitated the effort to help our top students present their research.

Congratulations to our outstanding Santa Clara County students! Winners of the 2018 California State Science Fair in Los Angeles, CA were announced on April 24th. Over 100 Synopsys Championship projects were eligible to compete.  Approximately fifty percent of our projects won category awards and an additional 4% received special awards.  Thank you to all who participated and facilitated the effort to help our students present their fine work.  Congratulations to Cathy Messenger from Los Gatos High School who won TEACHER OF THE YEAR at State Fair.

The list of students who are registered to go to the California Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles April 23-24 has been posted on the state fair website.  Five projects which were wait-listed Alternates have now been Accepted.  It is necessary that all outstanding documents be submitted ASAP to the state fair in order for the registered projects to be allowed to set up April 23rd.  Indications of the missing documents can be seen next to the student’s name on their website,

Forms for Financially Sponsored Students and chaperones and those travelling on SCVSEFA-rented buses   2018-STUDENT-Med-Release (sponsored students only)     2018-STUDENT-Behavior-Risk-form (sponsored students and all passengers on buses).

The 2018 Synopsys Championship Awards Ceremony is the afternoon of April 8 at the Heritage Theater in Campbell.  See the Winner Summary page.  The Awards Ceremony is an ‘Invitation Only’ event for each student plus 2 guests. Students will receive an email message specifying the time they should arrive.

If any students have changed their email addresses since applying to the 2018 fair, they should notify the fair manager at once.

Judge Feedback Forms for students will be sent to their teachers as soon as our volunteers can sort through all the forms.  Please be patient.

The names of students who may apply for the 2018 California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) were posted on their official CSEF Qualified Students webpage on Monday, March 19th.  The list contains names of both the Eligible students and Alternate students.  The listed students should go to the California State Science Fair  CSEF website and follow all registration instructions! Registration is online and must be completed by March 27th.

Students will be sent  an email today indicating if they have Eligible or Alternate status.

• Eligible students (not Alternates) must send the $45 Registration Fee and Signature card to CSEF  as soon as possible after submitting their application online.
  
• Alternate students must also register online and will be notified  by email from CSEF in early April if they can take the place of an eligible student who did not register.  Even though alternates must meet the same Submission Deadline as qualified projects, alternates should not pay the Application Fee after submitting their application. If accepted, alternates will then be instructed to pay the Application Fee and submit other ancillary materials (which must be received before they will be allowed to participate in the Fair).  Decisions on all alternates will be made no later than Tuesday, Apr 03, and will be communicated to the email address the student provides in their CSEF application.

Questions about the CSEF and further fairs??

Forms for Financially Sponsored Students and chaperones will be posted here April 1st.  2018-STUDENT-Med-Release  2018-STUDENT-Behavior-Risk-form

Congratulations to all the students (more than 1000!) who participated in the 2018 Synopsys Championship. A special Thank you to our sponsors and great volunteers for making the event successful. Stay tuned for the winners listing.

You’ll find useful information and links on the Student Information and Teacher Information pages.

Bring to Check-In:

• your project board;
• your Compliance Checklist
• copies of your Project Abstract – at least 10 for middle school; 15 for high school
• any additional forms that you have been asked to bring during the reivew process.

There’s a good chance of rain on both days so be prepared. Note to first time participants: the restrooms for South Hall are located outside the building so an umbrella might be useful.

PowerPoint presentations are not allowed, but you might need your laptop to show a video or demo as part of your project. Make sure it is fully charged as there are no power outlets at the project display tables.

This year try sharing your photos with #synopsyschampionship!