Early Project Registration Deadline	Friday, February 14, 2025	Online, MySciFair.com
Elementary School Student Researchers may register for and pay their registration fee on the day of the event. Early registration is preferred.
Science and Engineering Fair Competition	Friday, March 7, 2025	Pastides Alumni Center, Columbia, SC
Awards Ceremony	Friday, March 7, 2025	Pastides Alumni Center, Columbia, SC

Every Elementary School Student Researcher will be recognized after the lunch break on the day of the Science and Engineering Fair and will receive their certificates and prizes at that time.

Elementary School Student Researchers and their families are also welcome to attend the Awards Ceremony on Sunday, March 23rd at 1:30 pm in the Booker T. Washington Auditorium. Elementary School Student Researchers in attendance will be recognized on stage and have their names called.

Planned Schedule for Friday, March 7, 2025

Time	Location	Event
8:30 am	Lobby	Doors Open for Check-In
8:30 – 9:30 am	Lobby and Exhibit Hall	Check-In and Project Display Board Set Up
9:30 – 10:15 am	Exhibit Hall	Judging
10:15 – 10:30 am	Exhibit Hall and Lobby	Break
10:30 – 11:15 am	Columbia, SC	Judging, Continued
11:15 – 11:30 am	Exhibit Hall	Project Take Down
11:30 am – 12:30 pm	Columbia, SC	Lunch Break
12:30 – 1:45 pm	Exhibit Hall	Awards Ceremony

Middle School (6th - 8th Grades) Science and Engineering Fair

Project Registration Deadline	Friday, February 14, 2025	Online, MySciFair.com
Science and Engineering Fair Competition	Friday, March 7, 2025	Pastides Alumni Center, Columbia, SC
Awards Ceremony	Sunday, March 23, 2025 1:30 pm	Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium, USC Campus

Planned Schedule for Friday, March 7, 2025

Time	Location	Event
8:00 am	Lobby	Doors Open for Check-In
8:00 – 9:00 am	Lobby	Check-In and Project Display Board Set Up
9:00 – 10:00 am	Exhibit Hall	Round 1 Judging
10:00 – 10:15 am	Exhibit Hall and Lobby	Break
10:15 - 11:00 am	Exhibit Hall	Round 1 Judging, Continued
11:00 am – 12:00 pm	Columbia, SC	Lunch Break
12:00 pm	Exhibit Hall	Round 2 Projects Announced
12:00 – 12:15	Exhibit Hall	Project Take Down
12:15 am – 1:00 pm	Exhibit Hall	Round 2 Judging
1:00 – 1:15 pm	Columbia, SC	Break
1:15 – 2:00 pm	Exhibit Hall	Round 2 Judging, continued
2:00 – 2:15 pm	Exhibit Hall	Project Take Down

High School (9th - 12th Grades) Science and Engineering Fair

Project Registration Deadline Friday, February 14, 2025

Online, MySciFair.com

Science and Engineering Fair Competition Monday, March 10, 2025

Pastides Alumni Center, Columbia

Awards Ceremony Sunday, March 23, 2025 4:00 pm

Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium, USC

Planned Schedule for Monday, March 10, 2025

Time	Location	Event
8:00 am	Lobby	Doors Open for Check-In
8:00 – 9:00 am	Lobby	Project / Participant Check-In
8:00 – 9:15 am	Exhibit Hall	Project Display Board Set Up
9:15 – 10:30 am	Exhibit Hall	Round 1 Judging
10:30 – 11:00 am	Exhibit Hall and Lobby	Break for Participants
11:00 am	Exhibit Hall	Projects advancing to Round 2 announced
11:00 – 11:15 am	Exhibit Hall	Projects not advancing to Round 2 dismissed, Project Display Boards removed
11:15 am – 12:15 pm	Exhibit Hall	Round 2 Judging
12:15 – 1:15 pm	Columbia, SC	Lunch Break
1:15 pm	Exhibit Hall	Finalists announced
1:15 – 1:30 pm	Exhibit Hall	Finalists move Project Display Boards to designated spaces; Projects not advancing to Finalist Round dismissed and Project Display Boards removed
1:45 – 4:00 pm	Small Meeting Room	Finalists present to multidisciplinary head judge panel

Links to ISEF Rulebook and Forms

Note: As you register your project in MySciFair, you’ll be prompted to complete the ISEF forms that are relevant to your project. You don’t need to download and fill the forms out separately.

2025 ISEF Rulebook

2025 ISEF Forms