Key Dates for SSEF 2027

Submission of SSEF Entry Form and Project Report
Registration via SSEF Entry Form starts: 10 Nov 2026 (Tue)
Report due: 13 Jan 2027 (Wed), 5pm

Note: The Teacher Coordinator has to endorse the Entry Form before the Project Code is allocated to the project. As the Project Code is needed for the submission of the Project Report, we recommend that students submit the Entry Form early, to give their teachers sufficient time to endorse the entry form, and to give themselves sufficient time to prepare their project report.

More detailed information on the project submission process will be released here after the briefing to Teacher Coordinators. You may refer to the outline of the process below.

Step 1: Submission of Entry Form by Students (via FormSG)

• • The completed form will be routed to the school's registered Teacher Coordinator(s) by FormSG. For team projects, only the teacher coordinator(s) of the team leader ("Student 1") will be notified.

Step 2: Endorsement of Entry Form by Teacher Coordinator (via FormSG).

• • After the entry form is endorsed by the Teacher Coordinator, an automated e-mail will be sent to student(s) and teacher coordinator(s). The e-mail will contain the Project Code allocated to the project (e.g. "AS001").

Step 3: Submission of Project Report (via FormSG)

• • The Project Report should be submitted by 13 Jan 2027 (Wed), 5pm. This deadline will be strictly adhered to.

Step 4: Checking of Project Report (from 14 Jan 2027)

• • The project reports submitted will be checked. Students and teachers will be notified by e-mail on the outcome of the checks and further instructions to rectify issues, if any.

  • If project reports have unrectified issues after the cut-off date, the project will be automatically withdrawn from the competition.

Release of Preliminary Judging Results
by 10 Feb 2027 (Wed)

Teacher Coordinators will receive an e-mail containing:

• • results of the preliminary judging;

  • remarks provided by the judges for preliminary judging;

  • details of the Student Finalist Briefing; and

  • a link to register student finalists for the Finalist Project Consultations.

Student Finalist Briefing
12 Feb 2027 (Fri), 3:00pm-4:30pm

Detailed administrative instructions about the SSEF will be provided to student finalists.

Finalist Project Consultations [optional]
16 Feb 2027 (Tue) to 26 Feb 2027 (Fri)

• Project teams which require additional support can book a slot through their Teacher Coordinator on a first-come-first-served basis.

• These consultations are intended to support teams without external support (e.g. project mentor from research institute).

Submission of ISEF forms
ISEF forms due: 18 Feb 2027 (Thu), 5pm

• All SSEF finalists are required to submit ISEF forms. Please submit these forms to your respective school Teacher Coordinators according to your schools' internal timelines. 

• Projects that do not meet ISEF requirements, or do not have the full ISEF paperwork, will not be selected for ISEF.

Pre-SSEF Week

• Online STEM Talks (Refer to Public Day page for more information)

SSEF
3 Mar 2027 (Wed) - 5 Mar 2027 (Fri)

• 3 Mar 2027 (Wed) - Setup, Display and Safety Checks (afternoon)

• 4 Mar 2027 (Thu) - Final Judging

• 5 Mar 2027 (Fri) - SSEF Public Day and Awards Ceremony

ISEF

Los Angeles Convention Center,
Los Angeles, California, USA
8-14 May 2027

Post-SSEF

• Certificates, trophies and other awards will be prepared and dispatched to schools by Science Centre after SSEF. This should typically reach schools and students by end-June.