High School Science Fair

 Serving Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, & Hampshire Counties

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Congratulations to all of our winners!  Here is a list of the 2019 winners.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE!

The 2020 Western Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair will take place at Smith College in Northampton MA. For future information please contact the new Science Fair Director, Deborah Day at dday@smith.edu. 

         Forms:

Individual Registration	Fair Details
Team Registration	Judges Registration
SEFOS/SRC Approval	Massachusetts Science Fair Manual & Forms

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We are letting YOU create the look of the 2019 fair! Interested students can create a cover for the event program and submit it here! 

Important 2019 Dates

• December 2, 2018: Online Online SRC application deadline. As submitted they will be reviewed on a rolling basis for  approval. 
• December 10, 2018: Copies of signed paperwork due to Regional SRC (if project falls under a Restricted Area of Research) Please see the SRC Instruction Guide on the website.
• February 8, 2019: Western Mass Registration forms for competing projects (15 projects per school)
• March 8, 2019: Western Mass High School Fair at MCLA
• May 3 & 4, 2019: Mass State Fair at MIT
• Intel SEF 2019: Phoenix, Arizona, May 12-17, 2019
• Students planning to begin their research this summer may use last year's forms and apply using SEFOS when ready.
• Projects that fall under Restricted Areas of Research MUST be reviewed by Regional Scientific Committee before research begins. 

Students planning to begin their research this summer may use last year's forms and apply using SEFOS when ready.

Projects that fall under Restricted Areas of Research MUST be reviewed by Regional Scientific Committee before research begins. Restricted Areas of Research are projects that include:

• Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents (microorganisms, rDNA, human and vertebrate animal tissue, blood, body fluids, etc.);
• Vertebrate Animals;
• Human Subjects;
• Hazardous Chemicals, Activities, or Devices;
• Controlled Substances.