General Information - Science and Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH)

The Junior Division Forms have been modified and now have one two-sided document that replaces the ISEF Forms.
Senior Division projects can email forms to their local SRC and IRB members through STEM Wizard.
No handwritten forms will be accepted. All forms and documents must be completed electronically and then uploaded to the necessary areas in STEM Wizard.
All signatures must be original signatures. No typed form signatures will be accepted.
Project board height requirement has been changed to 96 inches or 244 centimeters from floor to top.
- Project Board height should not exceed 60 inches or 152 centimeters. This includes the use of project board headers.
Photograph/Image Display Requirements
- The general phrase “All photos/images and graphs were made by the student” displayed on the poster board will no longer suffice. They need to have this phase by/under each photo/image and graph that are generated and used on the display board.
- ISEF maintains that all images/graphs from the internet/external sources must be cited in the bibliography.
All Schools and students should begin their registration no later than December 1, 2024.
All Schools/Districts advancing projects to SEFH must finalize their online registration, have students confirm their categories, and submit their projects to the SRC through STEM Wizard on or before January 22, 2025.

All signatures must be original signatures. No typed form signatures will be accepted.

- The height requirement has been changed to 96 inches or 244 centimeters from floor to top.
- Project Board height should not exceed 60 inches or 152 centimeters. This includes the use of project board headers.

- The general phrase “All photos/images and graphs were made by the student” displayed on the poster board will no longer suffice.
  - ALL graphics that are created by the student MUST BE properly cited individually using statements such as “Photo taken by Student”; “Image created by Student using . . .”; Graph created by Student using . . .”; Chart created by Finalist using . . .”; or “Data Table created by Student”; “Logo created by Student.”
  - ALL graphics not created by the student(s) MUST BE properly cited individually (APA format is preferred). If the graphic was obtained via the Internet, then a URL must be provided (digital object identifiers are acceptable in place of long URLs). This applies even if the license under which the graphic was obtained does not require credit or citation.
  - A citation must be provided alongside the graphic or in a vertically displayed reference list.
  - Examples of proper graphic credit and citation can be found in the ISEF D&S Graphic Credit Guidance document.

Students may conduct a science project individually or in teams (max 3 students/team.) Students participating on a team must compete in their appropriate division, either senior (9-12) or junior (6-8).
Team members must all compete within the same division and shall not be separated to compete in different divisions.
Students from different school districts may not join to form teams.
Team membership cannot be changed during a given research year unless there are extenuating circumstances and the local SRC reviews and approves the change, including converting a team project to an individual project or vice versa.

To view all updates to the ISEF rules and regulations, please visit the Rules and Guidelines: https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/international-rules/ page.

SEPTEMBER 2024

JANUARY 2025

Project Finalization and Advancement to SEFH – January 22, 2025, 5:00 PM
SEFH SRC Review Begins – January 23, 2025
SRC Finalization and Final Abstract upload, all projects must be cleared to compete at SEFH no later than February 03, 2025, by 5:00 PM.

FEBRUARY 2025

Project Check-in
- All projects must check in between 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM, February 14, 2025
Opening Ceremony – February 15, 2025
- 8:30 am – 9:00 am
- All students should arrive no later than 8:15 am.
Judging Begins – February 15, 2025
- 9:10 am
Awards Ceremony – February 15, 2025
- 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
- Open to all.

All registration is to be completed online through STEM Wizard.
At-large fairs should deactivate students who will not participate in SEFH by January 22, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Sub-Fairs must promote students before the deadline of January 22, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
All students advancing to SEFH MUST BE finalized by 5:00 p.m. on January 22, 2025.

SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT:
January 22, 2025, 5:00 PM

WRITING CONTEST:
January 24, 2025, 5:00 PM

POSTER CONTEST:
January 24, 2025, 5:00 PM

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