Dates & Deadlines

Dates & Deadlines

Updated 03/17/2023

Senior Fair

January 15, 2023

Deadline for Submission of SRC Forms Requiring Pre-Approval**

Projects requiring pre-approval that are not submitted by January 15 will not be allowed entry into the FRSEF.

March 1, 2023

Deadline for Registration

Friday - Sunday, March 17 - 19, 2023

2023 Flint Regional Science and Engineering Fair (Preliminary Schedule)

Friday

  • 12:00 - 3:00 School setup (by appointment)
  • 3:00 - 6:00 Project setup (open to all)

Saturday - Senior

  • 7:15 - 8:15 Setup (for special circumstances, and by prior request only)
    • Setup is only allowed during the allocated times and must be complete by the end of the setup window for your division.  Plan accordingly.
    • All Senior Projects must be set up by 8:15, regardless of Judging Pod.
  • 8:45 - 12:00 Senior Judging (all Senior Finalists have been assigned a Judging Pod)
  • Finalists
    • You will have two presentations.  Each presentation will be in a different room (ex. Room 1 @ 9:00 and Room 2 @ 9:24)
    • Presentation time: 10 minutes total
      • It is highly recommended that you do 6 minutes max of presentation and 4 minutes for Q & A
    • Format: the presentation that you submitted for preliminary judging will be used and will be on a large screen for the judges to view.
      • The presentation will already be loaded onto the PC.
      • There will be a clicker in each room so you can stand by the screen.
    • Display items can be brought in => prototypes, model, graph print offs, pictures, etc
    • Will I still set up a project display => yes!
  • Non-Finalists
    • Line up by the exhibit hall entryway ~ 8:45.
    • Your judge will meet you in line and you will walk them to your project.
    • Please repeat meeting a judge multiple times to gather more feedback and show off your work!
  • 12:00 - 5:00 UM-F science tours available. Schedule yours here: https://umflint.my.salesforce-sites.com/events#/esr?eid=a124W00000OFS5oQAH
  • 2:00 - 5:00 Public Viewing

Sunday - Senior

  • 3:00 p.m. Senior Awards Ceremony at Northbank Center (in person)
March 15, 2023

Michigan Science and Engineering Fair (senior projects only, selection criteria for FRSEF students is tbd)

May 2023

International Science & Engineering Fair - Dallas, TX

**SRC forms for pre-approval can be submitted any time ahead of the submission deadline.  Submit forms early for faster feedback.

- Examples of projects that require pre-approval: Humans, Vertebrate Animals, Human/Animal Tissue, PHBAs (blood, bodily fluids, bacteria)

- Reach out with pre-approval and SRC questions to director@flintsciencefair.org.

 

Junior & Elementary Fair

January 15, 2023

Deadline for Submission of SRC Forms Requiring Pre-Approval**

Projects requiring pre-approval that are not submitted by February 11 will not be allowed entry into the FRSEF.

March 1, 2023

Deadline for Registration

Friday - Sunday, March 17 - 19, 2023

2023 Flint Regional Science and Engineering Fair (Preliminary Schedule)

Friday

  • 12:00 - 3:00 School setup (by appointment)
  • 3:00 - 6:00 Project setup (open to all)

Saturday - Junior

  • 8:15 - 9:30 Junior Project Setup (for special circumstances, and by prior request only)
    •  Setup is only allowed during the allocated times and must be complete by the end of the setup window for your division.  Plan accordingly.
    • Example: If you are in Pod D but are doing Saturday setup, your project can only be set up from 8:15 - 9:30.
  • 9:45 - 12:00 Junior Judging - all students, no pods (please arrive 30 minutes prior)
    • At 9:35 students will start lining up in 2 lines
    • 1 Finalist line
      • You will be let in as a group and walk to your project and remain at your project until dismissed.
      • Please remain at your project until dismissed, there will be multiple judges.
    • 1 Non-Finalist line.
      • Your judge will meet you in line and you will walk them to your project.
      • Following judging, your judge will dismiss you
  • 2:00 - 3:45 Junior Public Viewing

Saturday - Elementary

  • 9:30 - 10:45 Elementary Project Setup (for special circumstances, and only by prior request)
    •  Setup is only allowed during the allocated times and must be complete by the end of the setup window for your division.  Plan accordingly)
  • 11:00 - 12:00 Elementary Judging (please arrive 30 minutes prior)
    • At 10:50 all Elementary students please start lining up outside of the hall.  You will be let in as a group and walk to your project and remain at your project until dismissed.
    • Please remain at your project until dismissed, there will be multiple judges
  • 2:00 - 5:00 Elementary Public Viewing

Sunday - Elementary & Junior

  • 1:00 p.m. Elementary & Junior Awards Ceremony (in person) at Northbank Center

 

 

**SRC forms for pre-approval can be submitted any time ahead of the submission deadline.  Submit forms early for faster feedback.

- Examples of projects that require pre-approval: Humans, Vertebrate Animals, Human/Animal Tissue, PHBAs (blood, bodily fluids, bacteria)

- Reach out with pre-approval and SRC questions to director@flintsciencefair.org.