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2007 New York City Science and Engineering Fair

The Registration Deadline for the 2007 New York City Science and Engineering Fair has now passed. We are no longer accepting new applicants for this year. However, if you have submitted your project, you can check the status of your application.
• Check Status for the 2007 NYCSEF!

Application must be received by the Academy: December 15, 2006
Event: March 6 and 7, 2007

• Download General Information (54 KB PDF)

The 2007 NYCSEF will be held on March 6-7, 2007, at The New York Academy of Sciences, 7 World Trade Center, NY, NY. The event will have two parts: an "EXPO: Evening Celebration of Science" will be held on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm, for all students with research projects and the top 200 research proposals. Participants will be able to display their boards, and teachers, principals, family and friends are encouraged to join in the festivities, which will include Family Science Night activities. Towards the end of the evening, the top 250 research projects will be announced as finalists, and all students will have the opportunity to visit and view these projects.

Finalists will be invited back the next day, Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, to be judged by a panel of experts in their research fields. Judges for all stages of the competition will include scientists, university faculty members, researchers, engineers, and medical professionals appropriate for each area of student research. Tallying of judging results will be done by the independent accounting firm of Ernst and Young.

NOTE: A snow date has been set for a week later, on March 13 and 14, 2007.

2007 Applications

The guidelines have changed. Students, parents and teachers are encouraged to read and follow the instructions found in the NYCSEF Rules & Guidelines carefully BEFORE completing and submitting application materials.

Research Projects
Rules and Application (PDF 1 MB)

Research Proposals
Rules and Application (PDF 120 KB PDF)

2007 NYC Metro Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
Applications deadline: December 15, 2006
Event: March 21, 2007

Students must participate in the New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) in March to be eligible to compete in the JSHS semi-finals event.

Information and Guidelines
Please read before completing Application Forms.
General Information (PDF 119KB)
Abstract Guidelines (PDF 70K)
Research Paper Requirements and Guidelines (PDF 67KB)
Oral Presentation Guidelines (PDF 72KB)
Oral Presentation Score Sheet (PDF 7KB)

Application Form
This application must be completed by ALL applicants.
Application including Abstract (PDF 234 KB)

Science Research Training Program (SRTP)

The application deadline for the 2007 SRTP is January 31^st.

Each application will be reviewed by the SRTP admissions committee, which invites selected students to appear for an interview. Interviews will take place on a rolling basis once a completed application has been received. Admissions decisions will be based on the written application and personal interview. Final decisions will be mailed by March 30th, 2007.
Application (PDF 260K)

2007 Dates to Remember

•	January 31: Applications Due
•	February 12 - March 9: Interviews with Academy staff
•	By March 24: Students Informed of Acceptance into the SRTP
•	March 30: Mentor/Placement Letters Mailed
•	April 27: Commitment Letters Due from Students
•	Between May 25 - June 22: Students Participating in SRTP MUST Meet with Their Mentor

2006-2007 The Laureates of Tomorrow — Nobel Essay Contest

• Download the Nobel Essay Competition Application. (pdf 129KB)
• Teachers and students, view a sample scoring rubric. (pdf 52KB)
• Students, find links to useful writing resources. (pdf 17K)

Guidelines
The contest is open to juniors attending public, private, or parochial high school in New York City. Applicants must submit their essay in one of three categories: Physics, Chemistry, or Physiology/Medicine.

Deadlines
Deadline for students to submit to their schools is December 1, 2006. Each local school will nominate three student essays, one from each category, to advance to the semi-final round of the competition and will submit these essays to the New York Academy of Sciences by December 15, 2006. Finalist submissions are due from the Regional Offices to the New York Academy of Sciences on March 15, 2007.

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