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Do you need a mentor for ISEF?

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Do you need a mentor for ISEF?

Regeneron ISEF is a science fair, but it’s not just any science fair. Students who do well in ISEF always have a mentor. They help ensure your project is innovative and useful to the scientific community, but still manageable for a high school student.

Who can participate in ISEF?

Students in grades 9-12 or equivalent must compete in a Regeneron ISEF affiliated science fair and win the right to attend Regeneron ISEF. Each affiliated fair may send a pre-determined number of projects to ISEF (as calculated by participation and high school population) to compete in 21 different categories.

How do I compete in Intel ISEF?

To compete at ISEF, a 9th-12th grade student must first win the honor through participation at a Society-affiliated fair. Each affiliated fair has a designated number of projects (individual or team) that they may support to come to ISEF.

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What are the qualifications of students to join the research competition ISEF?

Judging and student eligibility Any student in grades 9 through 12 or equivalent who has not reached age 20 on or before May 1 preceding ISEF is eligible. Each student may enter only one project that covers research done over a maximum, continuous 12-month period between January and May of the current ISEF year.

How do you win a state science fair?

How to win

  1. First, make sure you choose a topic that you find interesting.
  2. Once you have picked a topic, do a lot of research on it.
  3. Plan your project.
  4. Keep a lab notebook (also called an activity log or journal).
  5. Form a hypothesis and then test it.
  6. Do the work.
  7. Figure out what happened and why and document the result.

Which two forms are required in all research projects?

Every student must complete the Student Checklist (1A), a Research Plan/Project Summary and Approval Form (1B) and review the project with the Adult Sponsor in coordination with completion by the Adult Sponsor of the Checklist for Adult Sponsor (1).

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Who can be qualified scientist?

A Qualified Scientist should have earned a doctoral/professional degree in a scientific discipline that relates to the student’s area of research. A PhD, MD or a masterms degree with additional experience and expertise in the student’s area of research is acceptable when approved by a Scientific Review Committee (SRC).

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