The 70th Annual Orange County Science & Engineering Fair: March 2025!
Tentative Fair Schedule
Monday, August 26, 2024 (8:00 am PST): Project Registration opens – Required for ALL projects!
Monday, February 3, 2025 (11:59 pm PST): Project Registration closes – Required for ALL projects. No exceptions.
Monday February 24, 2025 (11:59 pm PST): Project Submission closes – This includes the slide deck, lab notebook, video, and affidavit. No exceptions. Project submission will be allowed only for students who have completed their project registration on or before the deadline.
Wednesday March 12, 2025: Project Judging for Board Awards (via Zoom)
Sunday March 23, 2025: Awards Ceremony at Chapman University (In-Person) **Subject to change**
Affiliated Fairs Selection
- California Science & Engineering Fair: we will select middle school and high school winners for CSEF 2025.
- Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Challenge: we will select middle school winners for TFJIC 2025.
- International Science & Engineering Fair: we will select top high school projects to represent OCSEF at ISEF 2025. **subject to change**