Southwest Regional Science Fair

All teachers and sponsors who are interested in attending the Southwest Regional Science Fair must RSVP by November 6, 2026.

Once an RSVP is received, the Science Fair Coordinator will email a shared folder to the contact listed in the RSVP. All documentation needs to be uploaded to this folder. Documents will not be accepted any other way. 

Selected projects must be *pre-approved* prior to beginning any data collection or experimentation.

Selected projects include:

• Human Subjects
• Vertebrate Animals
• Potentially Hazardous Biological Agents

To obtain pre-approval, prepare the required documentation* and submit to the school shared folder for Scientific Review Committee/Institutional Review Board (SRC/IRB) review by November 6, 2026.

• Research Plan - 1/project
• (1A) Student Checklist - 1/project
• (1B) Approval Form - 1/project
• (1) Checklist for Adult Sponsor - 1/project
• Receive Approval and Request Form List

To help determine what forms and approvals are required, go to Rules Wizard, or contact Josh Holmes, Associate Professor of Microbiology, at jholmes@westernwyoming.edu.

For a list of all forms go to ISEF Forms.

*Late submissions will not be accepted.

*If requested by the SRC/IRB, students will need to make corrections/provide clarification and then re-submit.

*Research submissions attempting to compete without obtaining necessary pre-approval will be disqualified.

*There may be additional forms, depending on the project.

All students wishing to participate in the Southwest Regional Science Fair need to complete the online registration form by December 11, 2026. 

ALL required documentation needs to be submitted by January 8, 2027 to the school shared folder.

ISEF, Rules, and Forms are linked below.

*Bring all forms to the science fair on January 21, 2027.*

PROJECT CHANGES: Students with project changes need to inform the Science Fair Coordinator BEFORE January 8, 2027 by sending an email to: kpastor@westernwyoming.edu and submit the new documents to the school shared folder. 

1. Animal Sciences
2. Behavioral & Social Sciences
3. Biochemistry/Cellular & Molecular/Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
4. Biomedical & Health Sciences/Biomedical Engineering/Translational Medical Sciences
5. Chemistry/Energy: Chemical
6. Computer Science
7. Earth & Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering
8. Engineering Mechanics/Sustainable Materials & Design/Materials Science
9. Mathematical Sciences
10. Microbiology
11. Physics & Astronomy
12. Plant Sciences

CATEGORY INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTIONS

Junior Division
Includes 6th-8th Grade Students

Senior Division
Includes 9th-12th Grade Students

Judging Criteria for Regeneron ISEF.