| Applications open for 2026 Synopsys Championship | September 29, 2025 |
| Teacher Workshop | Pre-recorded here |
| Virtual Student Clinic | November 1, 2025 11am & 1pm |
| Early SRC turn in date for projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-approval | November 3, 2025 |
| FINAL deadline for ALL projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-Approval | November 14, 2025 at 11:59pm |
| Category Judge Registration Opens | December 1, 2025 |
| FINAL deadline for all applications | January 12, 2026 at 11:59pm |
| Beyond “It Worked!” Webinar : Data Analysis and Abstract Writing | January 29, 2026 - 6:30pm |
| Volunteer application opens | February 1, 2026 |
| Deadline for organizations to register Sponsored Awards | February 16, 2026 |
| Last day to change title, category, field of study, or to withdraw a project* | February 20, 2026 at 8:00pm |
| Students begin to upload abstracts to judging folders | February 21, 2026 |
| Speak Your Science : Oral Presentation Workshop | February 26, 2026 - 6:30pm |
| Deadline for students to upload abstracts; projects without abstracts will be withdrawn | February 27, 2026 at 8:00pm |
| Last day for students to make updates to abstracts or add Forms 1C or 7, if required | March 3, 2026, at 11:59pm |
| Sponsored Awards & Grand Prize judges begin reviewing abstracts online | March 4, 2026 |
| Category Judges begin reviewing abstracts online | March 8, 2026 |
| Check-In Day (project boards) | March 9, 2026, Noon to 6pm |
| 2026 Synopsys Championship | March 10, 2026 |
| 2026 Synopsys Championship Awards Ceremony | March 29, 2026 1:00 - 5:30pm |
Applications may be submitted any time after the 2026 application is open on the website until midnight on the FINAL day. Applications will be reviewed by the SRC/IRB in the order they are received.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) must review projects involving human subjects. For that reason, projects using human subjects that are received after Nov. 14, 2025, will NOT be accepted.
*February 20, 2026 8pm (PST) is the last day for projects to be accepted, and titles, categories, or fields of study can’t be changed after acceptance. If you need to withdraw, please let us know before February 20, 2026 as this is the last day for an official withdrawal; after that date, your project will officially count as a no-show.
**Request access when the message pops up in Google Drive. Upload your abstract by Feb 27, 2026 at 8pm (PST). On March 4, 2026, Judging Folders will be available to Sponsored Awards & Grand Prize judges because some of them must screen many projects before selecting the ones to interview.
March 9-10, 2026, Synopsys Championship
March 9 – Check-In Day, 12-6pm
March 10 – Judging Day, 1:25-6pm (high school) and 1:55-6pm (middle school)
2026 Awards Ceremonies
Awards Ceremony for the 2026 Synopsys Championship will be March 29, 2026 at the Heritage Theatre in Campbell.
