North Jersey Regional Science Fair 2015

North Jersey Regional Science Fair -- 2015

The NJRSF for 2015 was held at Rutgers, March 13-14. The official awards list is now available.

Team Projects in 2015

We are hoping to send team projects to ISEF again in 2015, although our commitment to that has to be pending fund-raising efforts. We began sending teams a few years ago, in 2010, after we got a grant from AT&T (resulting from the Netflix Award won by a group of staff members at AT&T Labs Research) for the purpose. As of 2013, that award needed to be backed by contributions, so we are seeking sponsorship.

Important Dates:

Dec. 1, 2014 -- Precertification of all projects that fall under ISEF certification rules.
Feb 7, 2015 -- Entry deadline. All students involved in individual or team projects must have their projects registered on the website by this date, and all ISEF forms (except form 1C) submitted. The submission of ISEF forms is performed entirely on-line this year. See the links on the top page of this site for details. You should note that the deadline for ISEF form submission is earlier (Dec 1, above) for any project that involves hazardous equipment or materials, vertebrate animals, human subjects, biological microorganisms of any kind, or recombinant DNA. Once you have completed the project registration, you should find content in your Entry Status screen (see Student dropdown menu), which will detail the remaining steps, including advisor certification, category certification, form submission, and payment of entry fees. Note that we want all students to sign up in 2015 for an SSP ID on the website of the Society for Science and the Public (the organization that runs ISEF).
A note to students who remember our process from past years: you will no longer receive an entry form by email after entering. This is now one of the forms to be submitted electronically, and it is available on our Forms Download Page. Note that digital signatures are NOT required for 2015, but the web system will now acknowledge them automatically (this was a change for 2013). So we encourage you to use digital signature where possible. Your other option is to have the associated adults sign the forms on our website, after you submit them via our online submission process. And the student must do the same thing if you do not use digital signatures. In this context, please note that viewing the forms in your browser and signing them there, using the Adobe Reader plugin, is NOT the same thing!
Feb. 7, 2015 -- Entry deadline. By this date you must have submitted your entry registration form, along with your ISEF forms. It is especially important that you have your research plan submitted by this date.
Mar. 2, 2015 -- If applicable to your project, Form 1C must be submitted by this date, if you are unable to submit it with your other forms due in early Feb or on Dec. 1. Note that the Form 1C is not required for pre-certification.
Mar. 6, 2015 -- Abstract deadline. Your abstract must be submitted by this date. The abstracts are to be submitted electronically. (Note you must be logged in on the website in order for this process to work properly.) Please note that you are to submit the *text* of your abstract in the online form.. No other format is accepted. You should try to submit at least a preliminary abstract by the entry deadline (above) so that that information can be used in the pre-screening phase, but you can revise abstracts until the day of the fair. Abstracts are manually reviewed before they are posted on the site.
March 13-14, 2015 -- NJRSF-2015, Rutgers University

Lists for 2015

Fair Information Packet

The final information packet for the fair is now ready for distribution. This contains maps, the schedule, and final instructions for students, parents, and advisors.