Southwest Michigan Science & Engineering Fair
2025 Fair details
The Southwest Michigan Science and Engineering Fair will be held March 21, 2025, at Western Michigan University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Parkview Campus) in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 9:00 am - 2:30 pm
This fair is affiliated with, and sending a delegation to the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) which will be held on May 12-18, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.
You will gain presentation experience and regional recognition, and have your project considered for a variety of awards and prizes
Judges from academia and industry will conduct in-person interviews at the fair to determine the winners of all awards
students
You are welcome to sign up if you:
are a student in grades 9-12 (public, private, or home school)
residing in Allegan County, Berrien County, Calhoun County, Kalamazoo County or Van Buren County (consult Fair Director if you are outside these counties, not in an area covered by another fair, and want to join)
have an adult sponsor and complete the required ISEF forms before beginning your project
review the ISEF rules and science fair ethics statement
check if your project requires prior SRC approval, if so, forms must be sent by Dec. 5 (Examples of projects that require pre-approval: humans, vertebrate animals, bodily fluids, bacteria)
use the ISEF Form Wizard to determine the forms needed for your project and submit these forms to the fair director by February 16 to be approved by the Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
contact the fair director if you are interested in exhibiting a project that is not for ISEF competition
have an original STEM project ready to present by March 15, 2024
register here for free!
TEACHERS
Please share this information with high school students
You may participate as an adult sponsor for interested students
You may enter classes or groups of projects into the fair - please contact the fair director to make arrangements
Contact Information
Fair Director - Rebecca Joyce
rebecca.joyce@kamsc.org
visit
Visitors interested in attending the fair to view projects are welcome!