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REGISTRATION AND RESEARCH PLANS
Schools should pre-register if they wish to select the students that
will represent them at the state fair.
- Only on-line school registrations are accepted.
- School and affiliated fair registration closes October 30.
- Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Registration fee is $35 per project space. There will be no refunds for unused spaces or
cancellations.
- The number of registrants for each school is limited to: 4 per middle school, 8 per senior high
school, or combined middle-senior high schools may enter under both categories accordingly.
Assigned quotas will be reviewed at the end of November.
- Student registration must include: Project Registration Form; Research Plan; and Release
Form. Certain additional forms may be required for projects involving life sciences or hazardous procedures.
- Schools may be granted additional registrants at the discretion of the registration chairman.
- Students may compete in only one Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
affiliated fair except when proceeding to the state fair from an affiliated regional fair as a finalist.
- Students from schools not affiliated with the Fair or home schooled students can register
directly. Completed registration forms must be received by November 15.
- All High School Students must register their projects with the Fair as soon as they select their
topic and no later than December 15.
- Middle school student Registration with Research Plan and Release Form must be received
within ten business days of the school fair and by no later than February 15.
- All high school project abstracts must be received by no later than February 15.
- No registrations will be accepted after 8:00 P.M. February 15 under any
circumstances!
Send completed student registration forms to:
Research Plans / Certifications
All project registration forms must be accompanied by the Connecticut
Science Fair Research Plan.
Biological research involving animal, humans, pathogenic agents,
or recombinant DNA is not allowed except in institutional/industrial
settings with proper supervision.
Projects involving any of the following areas require additional
forms and approval by an institutional review board prior to the
start of research.
- Human Subjects
- Nonhuman Vertebrate Animals
- Pathogenic Agents, Controlled Substances, Recombinant DNA
- Human or Animal Tissue
- Hazardous Substances or Devices
All projects involving human subject questionnaires require prior
approval by an Institutional Review Board. The board may be that
of the research institution where the work is to be conducted
or the CSF Scientific Review Committee.
All students must submit the state fair registration, research
plan, and release forms. Other forms required by the International
Science and Engineering Fair rules will be requested by the CSF
Scientific Review Committee. Copies of the required forms and
research plan are provided in the registration packet.
High school students entering the CSF with the ultimate goal of
competing at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
are advised to submit their research plans as early as possible
for review by the CSF Scientific Review Committee.
Projects which fail to comply will be disqualified.
A detailed explanation of the International Science and Engineering
Fair rules and regulations is given in "International Rules
for Pre-college Science Research". This publication is provided
to registered schools and students by CSF. It can be downloaded
from the web at www.sciserv.org
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