Middle + High School Fair @ UM-Flint Riverfront Center

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Elementary Fair @ Sloan Museum of Discovery

January 8, 2027
Deadline for Submission of SRC Forms Requiring Pre-Approval**

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

February 26, 2027
Deadline for Registration

Friday - Saturday, March 12 - 13, 2027
2027 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 - High School

• 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.
• 8:30 - 9:30 Non-Finalist Judging
  • Line up outside of the project display area.
    • Your judge will meet you in line and you will walk them to your project.
    • Following judging, your judge will dismiss you.
  • 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!
• 8:40 - 12:45 Finalist Judging
  • Arrive by 8:30
  • Line up in the 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
  • Display items can be brought in => prototypes, model, graph print offs, pictures, etc
    • Must fit within our D&S Guidelines: http://flintsciencefair.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FRSEF_DisplaySafetyChecklist.pdf
  • 8:40 Finalist Judging Orientation (IT room)
  • 9:00 - 11:15 Judging Session 1
  • 11:15 - 11:30 Break
  • 11:30 - 12:30 Judging Session 2
• 2:00 - 6:00 Public Viewing
• 6:00 - 7:00 Awards Ceremony

Saturday - Middle School

• 8:15 - 9:00 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.
    
• 9:00 - ~10:15 MS EEC Judging (projects with an ID JR-EEC-xxx)
  • Arrive by 8:40
  • Line up in the line for your category.
    • Your judge will meet you in line and you will walk them to your project.
    • You will be judged multiple times.
    • After your final judge, stay at your project for professional award judging (~15 minutes)
• ~10:00 - ~11:15 MS LS Judging (projects with an ID JR-LS-xxx)
  • Arrive by 9:45
  • Line up in the line for your category.
    • Your judge will meet you in line and you will walk them to your project.
    • You will be judged multiple times.
    • After your final judge, stay at your project for professional award judging (~15 minutes)
  • We will start right after the previous category is complete.  If we get ahead of schedule, we will start early.
• ~11:15 - ~1:00 MS PSE Judging (projects with an ID JR-PSE-xxx)
  • Arrive by 11:00
  • Line up in the line for your category.
    • Your judge will meet you in line and you will walk them to your project.
    • You will be judged multiple times.
    • After your final judge, stay at your project for professional award judging (~15 minutes)
  • We will start right after the previous category is complete.  If we get ahead of schedule, we will start early.
• 2:00 - 6:00 Public Viewing
• 6:00 - 7:00 Awards Ceremony

TBD
State Science Fair of Michigan, Lawrence Tech

May , 2027
International Science & Engineering Fair
Top award winners from the FRSEF will represent the FRSEF at the world's largest and most competitive science fair - we expect to win!

 

**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.

 

February 1, 2027

Deadline for Registration

Monday, February 8, 2027

2027 Flint Regional Science and Engineering Elementary Fair 

(Preliminary Schedule)

• 8:30 - 9:10 Judge Arrival Window
• 9:15 - 9:30 Judge Orientation
• 8:45 - 10:00 Project Setup
• 9:45 - 12:30 Judging Pods
• 11:45 - 1:40 Awards @ Longway Planetarium

**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.

 

STEAM Day with the Flint Firebirds @ Dort Financial Center

TBD
Game @ 7:00 PM, Dort Financial Center

Each student that brings a project will get free admission to the game!  There will be judging and prizes given to students along with other STEAM activities.

Setup is from 5:50 - 6:00 PM.
Project display with public and judges is from 6:10 - 6:50 PM.
Additional activities will take place during intermissions.

Each student must be accompanied by an adult.  Tickets outside of the student are not provided by the FRSEF.
- Your ticket as a student with a project will be paid by the FRSEF and Firebirds