Important Dates

This page is being revised for the 2024 Synopsys Championship. Please check back periodically for updates. (updated 1-26-24)

Student Clinic @ Santa Clara High SchoolSeptember 28, 2023 at 4:30pm
Applications open for 2024 Synopsys ChampionshipOctober 2, 2023
Teacher Workshop, Santa Clara, CAOctober 25, 2023 at 4:30pm
Virtual Teacher WorkshopNovember 2, 2023 4:30-5:30pm
FINAL deadline for ALL projects that need SRC/IRB Pre-Approval
November 21, 2023 at 11:59pm
Category Judge Registration OpensDecember 1, 2023
FINAL deadline for all applicationsJanuary 19, 2024
Volunteer application opensFebruary 1, 2024
Deadline for organizations to register Sponsored Awards February 20, 2024
Last day to change title, category, field of study, or to withdraw a project*February 23, 2024
Students begin to upload abstracts to judging foldersFebruary 25, 2024
Deadline for students to upload abstracts; projects without abstracts will be withdrawnMarch 5, 2024 at 11:59pm
Deadline for students to make changes to abstracts or add Forms 1C or 7, if requiredMarch 8, 2024, at 11:59pm
Sponsored Awards & Grand Prize judges begin reviewing abstracts onlineMarch 9, 2024
Category Judges begin reviewing abstracts onlineMarch 12, 2024
Check-In Day (project boards)March 13, 2024, Noon to 6pm
2024 Synopsys ChampionshipMarch 14, 2024
2024 Synopsys Championship Awards CeremonyApril 7, 2024 1:00 - 5:30pm

Applications may be submitted any time after the 2023 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. 21, 2023, will NOT be accepted.

*February 23, 2024 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 23, 2024 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 5, 2024. On March 9, 2024, 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 13-14, 2024, Synopsys Championship

March 13 – Check-In Day, 12-6pm

March 14 – Judging Day, 1:25-6pm (high school) and 1:55-6pm (middle school)

2024 Awards Ceremonies

Awards Ceremony for the 2024 Synopsys Championship will be in April 2024.