Please review all OCSEF Rules and Guidelines that all projects must follow (found HERE). In addition, specific ISEF Rules that apply to OCSEF projects involving human subjects, live vertebrate animals, hazards (chemicals, organisms, tissues, equipment, tools, devices and dangerous materials), and research conducted outside the school classroom or home environment can be found HERE.
Vertebrate Animal Certification Form
All projects involving non-human vertebrate animals (mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians and birds), including any invasive work with vertebrates, as well as observations in natural settings, must conform to all ISEF Rules (found HERE) and the guidance listed on the OCSEF Vertebrate Animal Certification Form.
Human Subjects Certification Form
All projects involving human subjects, test of a device built for your project, observing humans or using a survey/questionnaire, or data from human subjects with identifiable private information (e.g. names, addresses, birth date, phone number), must conform to the regulations listed here, all ISEF Rules (found HERE), and the guidance on the OCSEF Human Subjects Certification Form.
Hazards Certification Form
All projects that involve potentially hazardous or dangerous materials, equipment, devices, tools, chemicals, biological agents (microorganisms, recombinant DNA technologies, human or animal tissues, blood, body fluids, etc.) or anything if not handled properly, can cause injury, must conform to the regulations listed here, all ISEF Rules (found HERE), and the guidance on the OCSEF Hazards Certification Form. Specific organisms (e.g. baker’s yeast) and experimental conditions may be exempt from this Requirement.
Regulated Research Certification Form
Students who perform projects in whole or part at an industrial lab, university, hospital, or other institution and not their school or home environment must conform to the regulations listed here, all ISEF Rules (found HERE), and the guidance on the OCSEF Regulated Research Certification Form.
Please contact the Scientific Review Committee (SRC) at src@ocsef.org for any additional questions.