Welcome to the STEM Fair! Please reach out if you have any questions.

STEM projects can be discovered just about anywhere: in your classroom, on the internet, through the news, or from family and friends. You can find a STEM project idea while participating in a sport, playing a musical instrument, cooking a meal, listening to a podcast, taking a photograph, taking care of a pet, enjoying a video game, or even riding in a car. You can also find a STEM project idea when you wish someone would invent a new product or process that makes everyone’s lives better. Bathroom cleaning robot? Virus-removing air filter? The longest lasting battery ever? Maybe that inventor is you!

All middle and high school students must complete forms. High school students may be required to complete additional forms based on the location and risks of their project. Signatures are needed from a parent/guardian and an adult sponsor who could be a mentor, teacher, or parent.

Forms are submitted electronically using our zFairs website. It is possible to complete the process without printing any paper. If needed, a form can be printed, signed, and scanned.

What is the SRC?

Scientific institutions have a team dedicated to minimizing risks to research participants and experimenters. For the Rochester Regional STEM Fair, this team is called the Scientific Review Committee. It is composed of local scientists and medical professionals.

SRC Meeting Dates

• October 10, 6-8 PM (In person at Century High School)

• October 24, 6-8 PM (Virtual)

• November 14, 6-8 PM (In person at Century High School)

• November 28, 6-8 PM (Virtual)

Only for high school projects that require SRC review:

November 28 is the last date that the SRC will review research plans. In order to qualify for the ISEF competition, high school students must complete SRC review by this deadline (if their project requires SRC review).

Most projects will fall under multiple categories, and that's okay. Choose one of them. You will put this category on your Abstract.

If you haven't already, register for the STEM Fair. Students who register by this date will pay a reduced registration fee.

If you haven't already, register for the STEM Fair. This is also the deadline for high school students to submit all ISEF paperwork.

After this date, students can no longer change any electronic materials they have submited to the zFairs website. Physical display boards and models can be modified until the day of the STEM Fair.

High school students must submit a video presentation by this date. See video requirements below. Video presentations are only required for high school students.

Students will present their work at the STEM Fair. Students have the choice of creating a display using a single panel or trifold board.

• Single Panel Board (36" tall x 24" wide x 3/16" thick)

  • Provided by the STEM Fair at no additional cost. Request while registering online.

  • A wooden stand will be provided to all students to hold their boards upright.

• Trifold Board (Maximum of 48" tall x 48" wide when unfolded. Typically 36" tall)

  • Will NOT be allowed at the Minnesota State Science & Engineering Fair

We look forward to seeing you at the Rochester Regional STEM Fair!

Minnesotata State Science & Engineering Fair - Takes place in March. Some middle and high school students from the Rochester Regional STEM Fair will qualify

International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) - Takes place in May. Up to two high school projects from the Rochester Regional STEM Fair will qualify.