Educator Stipends

• FRSEF Educator Stipends are available to educators within the FRSEF territory.
• All educators are encouraged to apply, even those without students participating in the FRSEF. Stipends in values of up to $500 to help educators provide resources to enable excellence in research.
• Applications for Round 1 of stipends closes on January 30, 2023.
  • Limited number of stipends are available, apply early!
  • A second round of stipends is dependent upon remaining funding.
• Requirement to fulfill stipend: a picture of the purchase and a short paragraph on how you were able to use it.
  • Due by April 1, 2023.
• Apply Today

Student Project Stipends

• FRSEF Project Stipends are available to Junior and Senior division participants.
• All students are encouraged to apply. Stipends in values of up to $200 for Juniors and up to $400 for Seniors may be awarded to provide resources for students to enable excellence in their research.
• Limited number of stipends are available, apply early! (when max number of stipends are awarded, application will be removed from the website)
• Applications are reviewed the first of the month.
• Apply Today

Classroom Visits - Request Yours Today

• Virtual and in-person visits available (1 - 3 hours)
• Visit content can be tailored to you and your students' needs.
  • Kickoffs
  • Ideation / Project Workshopping
  • Reviews
• Interactive activities to do a sample project from start - to -finish
  • 2022 / 2023 activity - paper airplane

Sign up by emailing: director@flintsciencefair.org

Student Workshops & Courses

Crash Course: Measurements, Sensors and Data Logging  course page

2023 - Oct 14, 21 November 4, 11, 18

Registration open until October 5

• Learn the skills to collect data for your project.
  • How to measure your experiment and design.
  • Learn about sensors and different sensor types.
  • How does a data logger work?
  • Learn to use an Arduino as a data logger.
• Receive the hardware to collect data for your project.
  • All participants receive an Arduino, data logging shield and sensors to measure your projects!
• Open to students in grades 8-12 from across the FRSEF.
• Course is five 75 minute sessions via Zoom.
• Students who complete the course receive a certificate.
• Limited number of participants.

Crash Course: Data Analysis & Presentation

2023 - February 23

Registration open until February 21

• Learn how to analyze and present data well.
• Open to students in grades 8-12 from across the FRSEF.
• Course is one 3-hour session via Zoom.
• Students who complete the course receive a certificate.

Inspiration, Invention & Innovation - Online Course

• Online course for learning the engineering process, including complete lesson plans
• Will be available on the FRSEF website Spring 2023

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (formerly Broadcom MASTERS) Application Workshops

• Workshop for Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge nominees and their parents.
• Assist nominees with their applications and their projects.
• Will be in April or May 2023 (needs to be after the fair for the nominees to be determined)