We update the posted material as soon as it becomes available for the current year. As such, materials from last year’s fair may be still posted.
Annual Fair Summary Reports
2021 Fall Mailing
2021 Welcome Letter
2021 Urban School Challenge Letter
2021 Registration Deadlines
2021 Mandatory Attendance
2021 Student Guide ***KEY INFORMATION HERE!***
2020 School List
2020 Major Sponsors List
2021 Fair ISEF Forms
Forms that you and your advisor believe are required for your project need to be filled out, printed and mailed to CSEF registration. Completed forms may be emailed to Registration. However, signed copies must be provided to CSEF Registration for your final project approval. These forms are also available through links within the online registration form.
Download the pdf first and fill out and save the completed copy on your computer.
ISEF Form 1 Checklist Adult Sponsor– Not Required – CSEF only requires this form for the top winning high school projects that are selected to compete at the Intel ISEF.
ISEF Form 1A Student Checklist– Not Required – CSEF only requires this form for the top winning high school projects that are selected to compete at the Intel ISEF.
ISEF Form 1B Approval Form– Not Required – CSEF only requires this form for the top winning high school projects that are selected to compete at the Intel ISEF.
ISEF Form 1C Regulated Research Institutional/Industrial Setting– This form must be completed after experimentation by the adult supervising the student research conducted in a regulated research institution, industrial setting or any work site other than home, school or field.
ISEF Form 2 Qualified Scientist– May be required for research involving human subjects, vertebrate animals, potentially hazardous biological agents, and DEA-controlled substances. Must be completed and signed before the start of student experimentation.
ISEF Form 3 Risk Assessment Form– Required for all projects.
ISEF Form 4 Human Subjects and Informed Consent– Required for all research involving human subjects. (IRB approval required before experimentation.)
ISEF Form 4 Sample Human Informed Consent Sample Form– For completion by researcher and human subjects.
ISEF Form 5 (5A & 5B) Vertebrate Animal– Form 5A is required for all research involving vertebrate animals that is conducted in a Non-Regulated Research Site. (SRC approval required before experimentation.) Form 5B is is required for all research involving vertebrate animals that is conducted in a Regulated Research Site.
ISEF 6A Potential Hazardous Biological Agents– Required for research involving microorganisms, rDNA, fresh/frozen tissue, blood and body fluids. SRC/IACUC/IBC approval required before experimentation.
ISEF 6B Human and Vertebrate Animal Tissue– Required for projects using fresh/frozen tissue, primary cell cultures, blood, blood products and body fluids. If the research involves living organisms, please ensure that the proper human or animal forms are completed.
ISEF 7 Continuation Projects– Required for projects that are a continuation in the same field of study as a previous project. This form must be accompanied by the previous year’s abstract and Research Plan.
2020 Fair ~ FAIR WEEK MAILING ~ Documents emailed to students, advisors, and parents (PDF format)
- Urban School Challenge Student Letter
- Letter to Teachers
- Letter to Parents
- Fair Week Schedule and Directions
- Becoming a Finalist or Special Awards Winner Letter
- Mandatory Attendance Letter
- Student Guide Rules and Safety Page
- Demos R Us Flyer
2020 Fair ~ Fall Mailing ~ Documents mailed to schools in Early Fall (PDF format)
- 2020FallMailingPacketWeb (855 kB) Entire contents of 2020 Fair Fall school mailing (Letter to School, Mandatory Attendance, and Registration Materials
- SchoolLetter2020 (193 kB) School/Advisor Invitation Letter with Highlights and Changes for 2019
- RegDeadlines2020 (201 kB) Registration eligibility and Deadlines for schools and students
- 2020MandAttend (248 kB) Mandatory Attendance Requirements
- CSEFFlyer20 (1.7 MB) Flyer briefly describing 2020 Fair
- 2020USCAnnoun (447 kB) Urban School Challenge Announcement
- USCSchoolLetter20 (224 kB) Urban School Challenge invitation letter to schools
- StudentGuide2020 (2.7 MB)
2020 Fair- Additional Documents
- FairWeekSch2020 (211 kB) Schedule of Events & Directions (Updated March 2, 2020)
- EZPath2020 (178 kB) Chart showing what biological, chemical, and energy hazards to avoid to simplify paperwork.
2020 Fair ~ Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Documents
- 2020ISEFRules (PDF 377kB) Intel ISEF Rules and Guidelines without Forms
- 2020ISEFRulesForms (PDF 468kB) Intel ISEF Rules (Printable)
- 2020ISEFForms (PDF 312kB) Intel ISEF Forms (Fillable)
