| Applications open for 2025 Synopsys Championship | September 30, 2024 |
| Early SRC turn in date for projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-approval | October 30, 2024 |
| FINAL deadline for ALL projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-Approval | November 13, 2024 at 11:59pm |
| Category Judge Registration Opens | December 1, 2024 |
| FINAL deadline for all applications | January 10, 2025 |
| Volunteer application opens | February 1, 2025 |
| Deadline for organizations to register Sponsored Awards | February 18, 2025 |
| Last day to change title, category, field of study, or to withdraw a project* | February 22, 2025 |
| Students begin to upload abstracts to judging folders | February 24, 2025 |
| Deadline for students to upload abstracts; projects without abstracts will be withdrawn | March 3, 2025 at 11:59pm |
| Last day for students to make updates to abstracts or add Forms 1C or 7, if required | March 6, 2025, at 11:59pm |
| Sponsored Awards & Grand Prize judges begin reviewing abstracts online | March 7, 2025 |
| Category Judges begin reviewing abstracts online | March 11, 2025 |
| Check-In Day (project boards) | March 12, 2025, Noon to 6pm |
| 2025 Synopsys Championship | March 13, 2025 |
| 2025 Synopsys Championship Awards Ceremony | April 6, 2025 1:00 - 5:30pm |
Applications may be submitted any time after the 2025 application is open on the web site until midnight on the FINAL day. Applications will be reviewed by the SRC/IRB in the order they are received.
Application deadlines are RECEIPT dates not POSTMARK dates. Contact the fair administrators via the contact page if a check has been mailed, but the Project Status is not yet “Application Received.”
The Institutional Review Board (IRB) must review projects involving human subjects. For that reason, projects using human subjects that are received after Nov. 13, 2024, will NOT be accepted.
*February 22, 2025 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 as soon as possible. February 22, 2025 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 March 3, 2025. On March 7, 2025, 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 12-13, 2025, Synopsys Championship
March 12 – Check-In Day, 12-6pm
March 13 – Judging Day, 1:25-6pm (high school) and 1:55-6pm (middle school)
2025 Awards Ceremonies
Awards Ceremony for the 2025 Synopsys Championship will be in April 6, 2025.
