The 2019-2020 Chicago Student STEM Exhibition Calendar of Events
The 2020 City-Wide CPS STEM Exhibition at Illinois Tech on March 17-20, 2020
has been CANCELLED.

2020 CPS STEM Exhibition CANCELLED
March 12, 2020
Dear STEM Exhibition CPS Students, Parents, Teacher Sponsors, Judges, and Volunteers,
This is to inform you that the 70th Annual Citywide CPS STEM Exhibition scheduled for the week of March 16- 22, 2020 at Illinois Tech has been cancelled. On March 11, 2020 Illinois Tech informed us that they are following the recommendations from the Chicago Department of Public Health to not hold events over 100 people due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

We thank everyone for their support of STEM Exhibition. We look forward in planning for our 71st STEM Exhibition in 2021.

Sincerely,
Ms. Kelli McDonald, Board President
CPS Student Science Fair Inc,    
Elizabeth Copper. Executive Director
CPS Student Science Fair, Inc.
Ms. Carrie Kaestner, Chairperson
2020 Exhibition of Student STEM Research
 
A calendar for Network STEM Exhibition Coordinators, Committee Members and
    Board of Directors meetings can be found here.

The 2019-2020 calendar is subject to change at any time so please check back as necessary.
                                        A copy of this calendar may be downloaded and printed by clicking here.

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DEADLINES
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Peoples Gas Middle School STEM Club
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ComEd High School Science Club
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Letter of Intent to Participate in the STEM Exhibition
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Endorsements from Outside Research  Facility
(also see this)
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Request for use of Firearms Endorsement
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Endorsements not Covered by the Above
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Mini and Maxi Grant Applications
(Here or here)
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IJAS Cover Design
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Symposium and Essay Papers
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Level II Volunteers
More information is available here.
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Scholarship Applications
September 2019
 
9/15/19 QED Math Symposium pre-registration.  Registration forms are accessible on-line at http:/www.mathcirclesofchicago.org/qed


9/24/19 DUE DATE for the Peoples Gas Middle School STEM Club (Application here)


9/27/19 DUE DATE for the ComEd High School STEM Club (Application here)


9/28/19 STEM Exhibition Central for students, parents & teachers at Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) -  9:00 a.m. - Noon in the Bernard J. Brommel Hall.  Write Dr. Huseyin Colak for details.

October 2019


10/25/19

REVISED TO 11/11/19		 DUE DATE for appropriate endorsement forms with supporting documents for projects conducted in a university, hospital or research facility under the supervision of a doctor, professor or scientist.  These documents MUST be submitted to the Scientific Review Committee member listed on the forms prior to the beginning of the project.


10/31/19 DUE DATE for the Request for use of Firearms Endorsement to be received by the Safety Review Committee.  The request MUST be made on the appropriate form along with ALL required documents attached.

November 2019

 
11/12/19 DUE DATE for QED Math Symposium registration.  Registration forms are accessible on-line at http:/www.mathcirclesofchicago.org/qed


11/11-
    12/13/19		 Suggested dates for local school STEM Exhibitions.


11/20/19 DUE DATE for the receipt of the Letter of Intent to Participate in the STEM Exhibition.


11/20/19 DUE DATE for MINI RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR PRE-APPROVAL to Luba Johnson at ljohnson131@cps.edu


11/22/19 DUE DATE for informed consent certification, human, vertebrate, vertebrate tissue, microbiology, and DNA  endorsement requests to be received by the Scientific Review committee member listed on the appropriate form.  NOTE:  Endorsement requests MUST be made PRIOR to experimentation in order to ensure the safety of the test subject(s) and/or the scientist.  The project plans are reviewed by the Scientific Review Committee and, if safe, the endorsement is granted and the experiment may be carried out.  Permission to carry out an experiment CANNOT be given to one that has already been completed.  NOTE: Endorsements and additional documentation for projects conducted at a university, hospital or research facility under the supervision of a doctor, professor or scientist must submitted to the Scientific Review Committee member listed on the forms  by October 25, 2019

December 2019
12/7/19 QED Math Symposium held at Walter Payton High School from 8:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.  For more information contact Doug O’Roark


12/17/19 DUE DATE for IJAS COVER DESIGNS - mail to IJAS Cover Design c/o CPS Student Science Fair, Inc., P.O. Box 803945, Chicago, IL  60680-3945

January 2020
1/10/20 DUE DATE for SYMPOSIUM PAPERS & ESSAYS – Symposium and Essay Entry Forms, along with Research Papers and all required documents must be sent as one PDF file via email to cpssciencefair@gmail.com  Attention – Jennifer Patush


1/10 - 1/31/20 Dates for Regional Networks STEM Exhibitions - schedule here


1/25/20 Symposium and essay paper reading. Contact Jennifer Patush at cpssciencefair@gmail.com
 
February  2020
 
2/14/20 Notification of students selected to present high school research papers at the STEM Exhibition Symposium


2/20/20 DUE DATE Approval as a Level II volunteer, CPS policy now mandates that ALL prospective judges be approved Level II Volunteers. More information is available here.  
NOTE:  If you were approved for any 2019 Regional Exhibition or the 2019 Exhibition at Illinois Tech, you DO NOT need to be re-approved.


2/21/20 DUE DATE for Maxi and Mini Research Grant applications to Luba Johnson at ljohnson131@cps.edu

March  2020
 
3/17/20
Cancelled
 7th & 8th Grade exhibitors setup Day in Herman Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology (See map), 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.


3/18/20
Cancelled		 High School exhibitors & Symposium participants setup Day in Herman Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology (See map), 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.


3/19/20
Cancelled		 STEM Exhibition Symposium Presentations, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.


3/20/20
Cancelled		 City Exhibition of Student STEM Research
    Exhibit Judging 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
    Opening Ceremony 11 a.m. STEM Exhibition open to the public 1 p.m. - 3:15 p. m.


3/21/20
Cancelled
 International Science and Engineering Fair Judging
Sixth-Grade Recognition Event (by invitation only)
 STEM Exhibition open to the public 9:30 a.m. - 3:15 p. m.


3/22/20
Cancelled
 Awards Program 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. (by invitation only)


3/27/20 DUE DATE CPS SSF SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS with all necessary documents to be received by Jenny Sarna, Scholarship Chairperson, CPS Student Science Fair, Inc. PO Box 803945, Chicago IL 60680-3945  More Information is here.

April 2020

4/23/20 STEM Exhibition Scholarship Oral Interviews (by invitation only)

May 2020

5/1-2/20
Cancelled
 Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS State Science Fair) – MillikinUniversity, Decatur, Illinois


5/10-15/20
Cancelled
 International Science and Engineering Fair (International Science Fair); Anaheim, California


5/21/20 Scholarship Awards Reception (by invitation only)


5/20/20 DUE DATE for final Mini and Maxi Research Grant report to Luba Johnson at ljohnson131@cps.edu

June 2020
 
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