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Parental tips, hints and resources
        (PowerPoint,  PDF, or Adobe Flash - all LARGE files)
Science Fair Central presentation at NEIU (PDF)
Parent's Guide to the Science Fair (PDF-English)
Parent's Guide to the Science Fair (PDF-Spanish)

• Scholarship Application
• Research Grants
• Minigrant
• Maxigrant

Project planning and implementation:

• Mentor Program
• Project Planning and Selection
       Experimental vs. Design Projects
• Science Fair Project Resource Guide
• Links
• Analizing data using spreadsheet tools and sample data from various sources

Entry guidelines:

• Rules and Regulations
• IJAS Guidebook
• Safety Guidelines
• Approved Organisms
• Checklists and Forms
• Endorsements (NOTE: For projects conducted in a university, hospital or research laboratory under the supervision of a Doctor, Professor or Scientist, endorsement(s) and supporting documents are DUE NOVEMBER 11, 2020.  The endorsement for 'Use of Firearms' is due October 31, 2020.  All other endorsements must be submitted by November 22, 2020.)

NOTE: The following forms are for the 2020 STEM Exhibition and should be used as examples ONLY..  The 2021 forms will be available sometime in late September.

There is an exception for students who received an endorsement last year and are reusing their project may email a copy of their 2019/2020 endorsement and get it updated. They MAY NOT complete any new experimentation at HOME.  A NEW endorsement would only be for students who are able to complete their experimentation in a Bio-Safey Level 1 lab.

• Request for Non-Human Vertebrate Animal Endorsement [PDF]
• Request for Humans as Test Subjects Endorsement [PDF]
• Informed Consent Certification [PDF]
• Request for Microorganism Endorsement [PDF]
• Request of Recombinant DNA Endorsement [PDF]
• Request for Human or Vertebrate Animal Tissue Endorsement [PDF]

Science Fair help sites provided by local Universities:

• Illinois  Tech's Science Fair Extravaganza
• The University of Chicago's Science Fair in the City
• Chicago State University's Science Fair Help Site