2026 Fair Schedule & Deadlines

2026 DATES/DEADLINES

• For all summer research and prior approval projects: Email src@scifair.com to get prior SRC approval before starting your project.

• Account/Project creation on zFairs will open September 1, 2025: mahs.zfairs.com

• December 15, 2025: Form Submission Deadline for projects requiring Forms 3, 4, 5, and 6

• January 15, 2026: Form Submission Deadline for all other projects

• TBD: Hard deadline for all required forms and all digital signatures.

• TBD: Deadline for schools with more than 12 projects to select the projects that will compute in Region IV. Deadline for all schools to submit electricity and session requests. Deadline for schools to notify Region IV of direct entries to MSEF.

• Friday, March 13, 2026 at 11:59pm: Deadline to upload research paper on Region IV zFairs site and to add abstract into Form 1A.  After this date & time, students can no longer edit their projects on zFairs.

• Saturday, March 14, 2026: MA Region 4 High School Science & Engineering Fair at Joyce Cummings Center, Tufts University: Bring your display board, hard copy of research paper, hard copy of research notebook. You may also bring any other materials to explain or demonstrate your project if applicable.

Tentative Schedule for the day of the fair

• 8:00am - 9:00am  Check-in for Students

  • • • 8:30am - 9:00am  Check-in for Judges

• 9:00-12:30 Judging of Projects (includes 30 minutes of overflow time)

• 12:30-1:00 Student Lunch

• 1:00 - 2:00 Family/Public Viewing

• 2:00 Breakdown of projects

• Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at TBD: Virtual Ceremony for Region 4 Science & Engineering Fair Awards

• April 9, 2026: Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair (MSEF - State Fair) In person @ DCU Center, Worcester, MA

• May 9-15, 2026: International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) - Phoenix, AZ