1. COMPETITIONS
Cogito.org (Johns Hopkins University) Complete List of Competitions
1. Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology - collegeboard.com
Application Deadline: October 1st, 2012 @ 5:00pm
Eligibility: Individual projects (12th grade ONLY) or Team Projects (grades 9 through 12)
Social and behavioral science research projects are not eligible. Social science is considered to be the study of society or social behavior. Behavioral science is considered any project that involves the study of the actions and reactions of humans and animals through observation and experimental methods.
2. Intel Science Talent Search (formerly Westinghouse Science Talent Search)
Intel Science Talent Search - societyforscience.org
Transcript/Recommendation Deadline: November 14, 2012 @ 8pm
Application Deadline: November 14, 2012 @ 8pm
Eligibility: Individual 12th grade ONLY
No projects involving live non-human vertebrate animal experimentation will be eligible. Read website for further details.
3. Neuroscience Research Prize
Submission Deadline: October 15, 2012
Eligibility: Grades 9-12, individual only, Neuroscience
4. Long Island Psychology Fair
Application Deadline: October 19, 2012 @ noon
Competition Date: January 10th, 2013 (January 11th Snow Date) from 3pm to 7pm
Location: Roslyn High School
Format: 10 min PowerPoint Presentation followed by 5 min Q&A
Eligibility: Any student or team of students / 35$ per student. You must first apply and then be invited.
Limitations: No more than 7 projects per school
5. NYSSEF Andromeda Division
Registration: Begins January 4th, 2013 - Ends January 28, 2013
Competition Date: April 29, 2013 - precise time and date TBA
Location: Robert Frost Middle School (Deer Park, NY)
Eligibility: Grades 9 through 12 / $60 per student
Limitations: No more than 15 projects per school
6. Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF)
LISEF Competition Date: February 12, 2013 (Round 1), March 11, 2013 (Round 2 and awards)
Eligibility:Grades 9 through 12 - Only 9 (last year - 2012) projects allowed to enter in total from GNS
Each student may enter only one project that covers research done over a maximum of 12 continuous months between January 2011 and May 2012.
Individual AND team (2 or 3 members) projects accepted
Registration Deadline: December 5th, 2012 @ 11:59pm
Location: Crest Hollow Country Club
Links:
A. LISEF Rules and Guidelines
B. LISEF(ISEF) Documents/Paperwork
C. LISEF Day 1 Fair Information
D. Media Release Form
E. Paperwork Assembling Instructions
F. Easy Checklist
G. School Permission Slip
H. Judging Rubric
I. Abstract Form for Vertical Display
I. Board Design Information - LISEF
7. INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) - Society for Science & The Public
Competition Date: May 12-17, 2013
Eligibility: Grades 9-12, Invitation ONLY via LISEF competition
Location: Phoenix, Arizone
8. Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) Junior Varsity Competition
LISEF Junior Varsity Competition Date: March 11, 2013 - 8am to 4pm
Eligibility: Grade 9 - 12 with a maximum of 5 projects per school. Remaining eligibility is similar LISEF (see above).
Registration Deadline: January 16, 2013 @ 11:59pm
Location: Crest Hollow Country Club
9. Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) - national website
Junior Science and Humanities Symposia (JSHS) - long island regional website
Application & Abstract Deadline: November 26, 2012
Research Paper, Supervisor Form, and Paper Info Form Deadline: December 17, 2012
Competition Date: March 1, 2013
Location: Stony Brook University - Wang Center
Eligibility: Grades 9 through 12, science/engineering/math
10. Manhattanville Annual Science Competition
Application Deadline: March 20, 2011
Eligibility: Grades 9 through 12. Individual or team of two in house projects. Freestanding poster board presentation.
Location: Manhattanville College
11. Google Science Fair
Eligibility: Ages 13 through 18
Submission Deadline: April 4th, 2011
12. Long Island Science Congress
Scoring (Judges) Sheet: [Click Here]
Judging Guidelines: [Click Here]
Guidelines for Preparing: [Click Here]
General Information Sheet/Reminders: [Click Here]
Competition Date: April 3, 2013
Registration Deadline: January 31, 2013
Eligibility: Grades 9 through 12
Location: St. Joseph's College
13. WAC Lighting Foundation Invitational Science Fair
Scoring (Judges) Sheet for experimental project: [Click Here]
Guidelines for Preparing: [Click Here]
Scoring (Judges) Sheet for engineering project: [Click Here]
General Information Sheet/Reminders: [Click Here]
Competition Date: April 28, 2013 @ 7:30am - 4:00pm
Registration Deadline: February 8, 2013
Eligibility: Grades 9 through 12, individual or team
Location: Roslyn High School
2. FORMS
-INTEL-ISEF (Intel Science and Engineering Fair) Research Forms
[click here] for a Sample Research Plan
ALL projects must submit an ISEF Research Plan to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for approval before projects can start. This is especially pertinent to experiments using human subjects.
Forms to be filled out by ALL projects: 1, 1a, Research Plan, and 1b
Form to be filled out if you are using hazardous chemicals: 3
Form to be filled out if you are using human subjects: 4
