ISEF and a bunch more

TheGreatCatsbyx
Wed, 13 Aug 2014 04:39:01 +0000

You have to participate in a regional fair first. It depends on your region, but usually you will have to place first out of all projects that were entered.

There’s a lot of paperwork involved. So you need to get on top of that once school starts.

I would make sure you get the approval of the science department if your school doesn’t do science fair. Then, contact the regional fair director to obtain necessary paperwork. https://apps2.societyforscience.org/ssp-affiliate-fair/

Also, (personal experience) it really depends what kind of project you’re undertaking to determine how much work is involved. I did a ton of bioinformatics with my project and I found that I could easily start in December (I procrastinated lol) and finish in Feburary because 50% of my project was done in silico. Generally, if you have some programming skills it helps expedite your project.

Feel free to PM me with any questions! Science Fair participant since 2009 lol.