How to Qualify for the Gwinnett Regional Science, Engineering + Innovation Fair
How can SCHOOLS affiliate?
How can STUDENTS participate?
How can SCHOOLS affiliate?
- Attend the Coordinator Meetings (See Coordinator Page). Once affiliated, information on these meetings will be shared with Science Fair Coordinators.
- Complete the Affiliation form.
- Abide by all rules and paperwork deadlines for projects, local school fair, and paperwork.
- Hold your local school fair on or before January 25, 2027. Send your local school’s advancing projects to the Gwinnett Science Fair staff by January 25, 2027.
- Support advancing projects and chaperone advancing students competing at the Gwinnett Regional Science Fair.
How can STUDENTS participate?
- Be a student in grades 6–12 at a Gwinnett County public, private, or home school.
- Follow ISEF rules and get all required paperwork approved before starting your project and competing in any fair.
Compete in a local school science fair before January 25, 2027.
- Your school’s science fair coordinator must submit the affiliation form by November 1, 2026,
- You must earn 1st place and be selected to advance from your local fair to qualify for the regional fair.
- If your school doesn’t host a fair, email Gwinnett.Science.Fair@
gcpsk12.org to be assigned to a nearby fair (must be in Gwinnett County). - Science Fair Coordinators are responsible for submitting all student paperwork to the regional fair by February 5, 2027. Students do not submit paperwork directly.
The 48th annual Gwinnett Regional Science, Engineering + Innovation Fair will be held on Friday, February 26, 2027 at Gas South District. In order to participate, schools must identify a science fair coordinator, who attends meetings, completes required paperwork, supports the local school project development, and the local school fair. Science Fair coordinators earn a significant stipend, which is scaled based on the size of participation at the local school level. We will host the first science fair coordinators meeting of the year in September on Teams.
What: Gwinnett Science Fair Coordinators Kickoff Meeting
When: TBD Setember
Where: Microsoft Teams (Link)