NJRSF for 2010The fair for 2010 is now officially scheduled for March 19-20, 2010, at the College Ave Gym, on the New Brunswick Rutgers campus. Further details will be announced as they become available. We anticipate having the entry system working for 2010 soon, for those who want to get started over the summer.
It was announced publicly today that the NJRSF has been named as the recipient of a grant
stemming from the recent Netflix Award, won by
Chris Volinsky and Bob Bell of AT&T Labs. The
official announcement
from AT&T identifies four organizations receiving these grants, and one of them is the NJRSF.
While the size of the grant to the NJRSF is not being announced publicly, we can announce that the
express purpose of this grant is to support a major change in our award structure beginning in 2010,
and anticipated to extend for a number of years into the future. Namely,
beginning with the 2010 fair we will be selecting a team project to attend ISEF from both the Senior and Junior Divisions
of the fair. This will be in addition to the two individual projects from each division.
The team project selection will be run independently by a separate group of judges.
The procedures will be fleshed out in the next few weeks, but we wanted to get this announcement out
immediately, since we know it will impact the way in which students and teachers choose to structure
their projects for the fair.
Netflix Award Grant Enables NJRSF to Send Team Projects to ISEF |
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If you merely want to ask a question about a prospective project, you may contact
the SRC
by email at any time. Simply visit the Contact Us Page for contact information.
Note: Students in other NJ counties not covered by another ISEF affiliated fair, may enter the NJRSF. At this time, all counties south of Mercer are covered by the Delaware Valley Regional Science Fair, run by Henry Disston, disstonh@drexel.edu.
The fair provides the only route for students from these ten counties to gain entry to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), administered by the Society for Science and the Public in Washington, DC. A list of helpful links are given below for information on these associated entities.
Students may want to get started on projects over the summer. Refer to the student information page for more information. One very important element of this process lies in the proper processing of the ISEF Certification Forms, which may be due Dec. 1. You should pay attention to these requirements even before you enter.
There is also a discussion of our judging process which will be of interest to everybody concerned.