Fair begins on February 28 with the opening of the project upload portal and ends on March 16 with the awards ceremony.
The 2024 CT Science and Engineering Fair will be virtual for preliminary judging and in-person for finalist judging.
Week 1: March 4 – March 9
Week 2: March 10 – 16
See below for yearlong schedule with dates and times for fair weeks.
August 24, 2023
–Project registration opens
–School registration opens
October 31, 2023
–School registration closes.
–Permission and registration fee for independent projects due.
November 15, 2023
–Independent project registrations are due.
December 1, 2023
–All high school registrations are due.
–All non-EZ path projects middle school and high school are due.
January 15, 2024
–Abstract submissions open.
February 15, 2024
–All middle school registrations due.
–High school projects selected by school fairs are due.
February 28, 2024 – Project Portal Opens for project uploads
March 1, 2024
–Last day to submit abstracts. Uploads close at 11:59 pm. Submit your abstract here.
–Project Portal Closes for Project Uploads at 11:59 pm
Fair Week 1
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 – Virtual Life Science Preliminary Judging, 9 am – 1:30 pm
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 – Virtual Physical Science Preliminary Judging, 9 am – 1:30 pm
Friday, March 8, 2024 – Finalist list posted on website by 10 pm
Fair Week 2
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 – Finalist judging (in-person), 7:30 am – 1:00 pm
Thursday, March 14, 2024 – List of Special Award Winners posted to website by 10 pm
Saturday, March 16, 2024 – Awards Ceremony (in-person)
In-person Middle School Finalists Awards Ceremony, 9 am – 10 am
In-person Special Awards Ceremony, 10:30 am – 11:30 am
In-person High School Finalists Awards Ceremony, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
