IJAS Affiliated Fair - USIL50

Multi-Round Virtual Fair with IJAS Regional Participation

IJAS Rules

• Applicant must be enrolled in an Illinois school or Illinois based program (such as IMSA-RISE or Illinois STEM Society) or be a homeschooled Illinois resident.
• Applicant must be an individual IJAS member or a student or a student of an IJAS member school.
• Applicant must be a 9th-12th grade student.
• Applicant & Project must follow ALL IJAS Policy & Procedures and ALL ISEF Rules & Regulations.
• Applicant MUST compete in their IJAS Regional Poster Session.

IJAS ISEF - Schedule & Deadlines

SRC Approval Questions & Review of ISEF Safety Documents

August 1, 2024 - February 1, 2025

Submit ISEF USIL50 questions via email to ISEF@ijas.org

Round 1 - Entry Deadline

February 1, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 5, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST

Submit ISEF Abstract via email to ISEF@ijas.org

ISEF Abstract Form 22

Confirmation emails will be sent as we process each abstract.

If you do not receive a confirmation email by February 6, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST, please contact ISEF@ijas.org on February 7, 2025.

Round 2 - SRC Final Approval - Safety Documents Deadline

February 5, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST

Submit ISEF Safety Documents via email to ISEF@ijas.org

ISEF Forms 1, 1A (including a complete Research Plan/Project Summary), 1B, 3, and as needed Form 1C, 2, 4, 5A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 7

All forms must be completed electronically and submitted in PDF format.

Semi-finalists Announced

February 15, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST

Facebook/Instagram - IJAS Website - Email

IJAS ISEF USIL50 Semi-finalists

Sadhana Shree Anbazhagan, Areeba Aslam, Navtej Bhatti, Sidharth Brahmandam, Arnav Chaphalkar, Sahana Garpati, Meher Garg, Alexander Herrera & Omar Rodriguez, Suin Jung, Aarush Kethiri, Marcus King, Abigail Kwon, Joaquin Lannoye, Luke Lee, Yagnesh Lokesh, Agrini Neekhra, Justin Nguyen, Poojak Patel, Amritha Praveen, Ashra Roshy, Nabiah Sheikh, Athena Stamatovic, Stefan Subotic, Akshitha Sushil, Advaitha Taire, Theodore Tikhomirov, Saatvik Viniak, Cindy Wang, Qi Zhang

Round 3 - Semi-finalists All Document Deadline

February 28, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST

Submit the Final IJAS Competition Paper (pdf), Project Display - Poster (pdf), Quad Chart (pdf), and 2-Minute Project Video (link if needed due to size) via email to ISEF@ijas.org

Quad Chart, Video, and Display Resource

Project-Material-Guidelines.pdf

Round 4 - Semi-Finalist Interviews & Presentations

Zoom

March 1, 2025 - March 10, 2025

IJAS ISEF Projects Announced

Up to the Top 9 projects

March 15, 2025 - 11:59 PM CST

Facebook/Instagram - IJAS Website - Email

Awardees will receive an additional email with the next steps and additional deadlines for final submissions to ISEF.

Congratulations!

The following students will represent IJAS and the State of Illinois at ISEF.

Arnav Chaphalkar, Alexander Herrera & Omar Rodriguez, Marcus King, Agrini Neekhra, Justin Nguyen, Amritha Praveen, Ashra Roshy, Advaitha Taire, and Cindy Wang

IJAS ISEF USIL50 Projects Showcase

All Selected Finalists

May 2-3, 2025 - IJAS State Science Exposition - University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana

ISEF Resources & Documents