Who can sponsor

Sponsor


The sponsor is usually a teacher at the school the student attends. It can be a mentor if work started at an RRI during the summer, however you will need a teacher to sponsor your project as well. The sponsor is the primary contact with SCVSEFA for applications, paperwork, etc.

The sponsor takes responsibility for submitting and signing paperwork. If the project was done at school, the sponsor is also responsible for active supervision of actual experimentation.

Responsibilities of a Sponsor, Designated Supervisor or Qualified Scientist

Mentor

The mentor provides specialized technical guidance in the specific area of the student’s research. The sponsor and the mentor may be the same person, however you will need a teacher from your school to sponsor your project as well.

Parent Sponsored Projects

Any homeschool student may enter the fair with a Parent Sponsored Project.

Parent sponsored projects are not accepted if there is a teacher at the students’ school who participates in the Synopsys Championship.

Parents of students coming in under PSP must attend a teacher workshop and view the Engineering Workshop and/or past Teacher Workshop presentations.

Projects done at Regulated Research Institutions (Universities and Corporations with internal SRC/IACUC committees)

Only High School students (grades 9–12) may conduct research at an RRI. All RRI projects will be judged against one another.

Related pages:

Regulated Research Institution (RRI) projects – for grades 9-12 only