Special Awards

General Information

What’s New

General Information

Each year more than 50 professional organizations, representing government, industry and education across a wide variety of scientific disciplines, affiliate with SEFH as Special Award Sponsors to provide awards from their respective organizations to the nearly 1000 students attending SEFH.

Special Award Agency (SAA) recruits its own judges to choose the winners of their awards. Please note that a judge cannot serve as both a special award judge and a grand award judge.

We recommend that each Special Award Organization provide a minimum of 3 judges, although the number of judges per organization varies with the scope of the awards to be given and the number of Finalists to be interviewed. Coordinators of Special Awards should keep in mind that judging at SEFH takes place over a relatively short period and a sufficient number of judges will make selecting winners a less arduous task.

Special Award Judges receive criteria and coordination instruction through the organization they are representing and its designated judging team leader. This team leader is responsible for establishing the final assignments of their judges.

New for 2023

We are proud to announce that the 64th Science and Engineering Fair of Houston is face to face!

Registration for Special Awarding Agencies will open in November 2022.

We hope you will join us for SEFH 2023!

SA Judging Procedure

SAA Judging Procedure – For 2023

Registration for SAA is currently closed, please check back in November 2022. Only the “Lead Judge” or “Organization Coordinator” needs to register the organization.

 

 

Sign Up for SA Judging

Signup for SA Judging

Due to the effects of COVID-19. SEFH 2022 will require all participants to wear face masks throughout the event.

The SEFH planning committee will continue to monitor public health conditions in our region as the fair approaches and will keep you informed on any additional precautions or changes to our plans for the fair.

Registration Process

STEP 1: Agency Registration

A single “Lead Judge” or agency coordinator should complete the Special Awards Agency Registration available here.

STEP 2: Judge Registration

Each judge should complete the Special Awards Judge Registration available here.

 

Resources

What’s New

Due to the effects of COVID-19. SEFH 2022 will require all participants to wear face masks throughout the event. 

The SEFH planning committee will continue to monitor public health conditions in our region as the fair approaches and will keep you informed on any additional precautions or changes to our plans for the fair.

Resources

Judging Schedule
Judges Manual
Official Scoring Sheet
Agency Checklist
sample spreadsheet (AbstractReview_SAA.xlsx)

Directions and Parking

ADDRESS:

George R. Brown Convention Center,
Hall E,
1001 Avenida De Las Americas,
Houston, TX 77010

Directions: For driving directions please click here.
note: The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Parade is schedule for the morning of the fair. The parade route stays well to the north and west of GRB, but street closures may impact travel times to some degree.  Information about the parade is available Here.

Parking: SEFH will validate parking for all SEFH judges who use the Toyota Tundra parking lot and enter on La Branch Street. Please bring your parking ticket with you to receive validation. SEFH will not be able to validate parking for any other locations.

Special Awarding Agencies

Special Awarding Agencies

SAA List 2022:

  1. American Industrial Hygiene Association
  2. American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects
  3. American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  4. Automation – International Society of Automation – Houston Section
  5. AWWA & WEAT – American Water Works Association and Water Environment Association of Texas
  6. BOUNCE
  7. Consumer Energy Education Foundation
  8. ECH-Engineers Council of Houston
  9. Geophysical Society of Houston
  10. Harris County Medical Society and Houston Academy of Medicine
  11. Houston Baptist University
  12. Houston Geological Society
  13. Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
  14. iYar Fine Arts
  15. Jacobs
  16. Kids Lives Matter
  17. SAME Houston-Galveston Post
  18. Sigma Xi – TMC Chapter
  19. Society of Petroleum Engineers-Gulf Coast Section
  20. Society of Women Engineers – Houston Chapter
  21. South Texas Section of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
  22. Space Center Houston
  23. SUPERGirls SHINE Foundation
  24. The DiIorio Foundation
  25. The Krishen Foundation for Arts and Sciences
  26. TexITE Houston Area Section
  27. U. S. Coast Guard (Houston Area)
  28. University of Houston American Medical Women`s Association
  29. University of Houston, College of Medicine
  30. University of Houston, College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  31. Smiti Gandhi Research Star Award
  32. Peggy Levy Creative Excellence Award
  33. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – Poster Design Contest
  34. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – Science and Art Award
  35. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – Science and Sports Award
  36. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – The Girls Cyber Award
  37. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – Writing Contest
  38. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – The Legacy Award
  39. Science and Engineering Fair of Houston – Science Fair Scholars
  40. Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
  41. National Geographic Society
  42. Regeneron Biomedical Science Award 2022

SAA List 2019-2021:

SAA List 2021
SAA List 2020
SAA List 2019

Promoting the learning and application of science and technology for Texas youth since 1958.
Affiliated with Regeneron, International Science and Engineering Fair, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, and Broadcom MASTERS.

Promoting the learning and application of science and technology for Texas youth since 1958.
Affiliated with Regeneron, International Science and Engineering Fair, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, and Broadcom MASTERS.