The Illinois Junior Academy of Science, or IJAS, is an organization that fosters the engagement of students in science. It provides students an opportunity to investigate and discover the endless subject of science. 

As students progress through a research investigation they will engage in the first dimension of the NGSS,  the Science and Engineering Practices. This dimension relates to the behaviors that scientists engage in as they investigate and build models and theories about the natural world and the key set of engineering practices that engineers use as they design and build models and systems.

This year Region 9 and the State Exposition will be In Person. Saturday, March 8, Paper Session at North Central College in Naperville and Saturday, March 15, Poster Session at North Central College in Naperville.

Registration deadline is Friday, February 7, 2025. 

Sponsors see sponsor tab under Getting Started for more information.