Important Dates

Applications open for 2025 Synopsys ChampionshipSeptember 30, 2024
Virtual Teacher WorkshopOctober 9, 2024 at 4:30pm
Virtual Student ClinicOctober 22, 2024 5:30-6:30pm
Virtual Student Clinic - Engineering Projects ONLYOctober 24, 2024 5:30-6:30pm
Early SRC turn in date for projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-approvalOctober 30, 2024
FINAL deadline for ALL projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-Approval
November 13, 2024 at 11:59pm
Category Judge Registration OpensDecember 1, 2024
FINAL deadline for all applicationsJanuary 10, 2025
Volunteer application opensFebruary 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 foldersFebruary 24, 2025
Deadline for students to upload abstracts; projects without abstracts will be withdrawnMarch 3, 2025 at 11:59pm
Last day for students to make updates to abstracts or add Forms 1C or 7, if requiredMarch 6, 2025, at 11:59pm
Sponsored Awards & Grand Prize judges begin reviewing abstracts onlineMarch 7, 2025
Category Judges begin reviewing abstracts onlineMarch 11, 2025
Check-In Day (project boards)March 12, 2025, Noon to 6pm
2025 Synopsys ChampionshipMarch 13, 2025
2025 Synopsys Championship Awards CeremonyApril 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.