ISEF Forms

As SSEF is an affiliated fair of ISEF, all Main Category projects must be accompanied by the relevant ISEF forms.

• Please click here to access the ISEF Rules Wizard. This wizard will help you determine what forms and approvals are necessary before beginning your research project intended for competition at SSEF and ISEF.

• From SSEF 2026 onwards, a digitalised set of ISEF forms will be used for SSEF. Please click here to download the form, which should be submitted via the Teacher Coordinator. For instructions on filling up the digitalised form, please refer to this page here.

• All individual and team projects must submit the following forms:

  • Form 1: Checklist for Adult Sponsor;

  • Form 1A: Student Checklist, with Research Plan / Post Project Summary attached;

  • Form 1B: Approval Form;

  • Form 1C: Revised Regulated Research Institutional/Industrial Setting; required if the project has an external research mentor supervising the student research, either virtually or on site, conducted at a regulated research institution, industrial setting, or any work site other than home, school, or field. Please keep a copy of Form 1C which would be required in hardcopy for the judging at the Fair.

• Members of a team project should jointly submit Form 1, Form 1A and a Research Plan.

• In addition, projects that involve human participants, vertebrate animals, potentially hazardous biological agents and hazardous substances or devices will require review and approval by the Scientific Review Committee (SRC) and/or Institutional Review Board (IRB) prior to experimentation. These projects require other ISEF forms. Refer to the ISEF International Rules and Guidelines for more information about the forms required.

• Refer to the section on forming a Scientific Review Committee (SRC) and/or Institutional Review Board (IRB) for more information.