State Science Fair Information

The Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair will take place

March 8 - 9, 2024 at the Wes Watkins Center on the OSU Stillwater campus. 

 

Precise schedule details and printable PDF version of the schedule will be available once finalized.

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2024 OSSEF Schedule

Friday, March 8

9:00 am - 12:00pm   Registration and Project Set-up

Lobby & Exhibit Hall

 

12:00pm                        Deadline for Safety and Display approval

 

2:00 - 4:00 pm            Junior Division (Grades 6-8) - Category Judging

Exhibit Hall

                                         

2:00 - 4:30 pm             Senior Division (Grades 9-12) - Science Fair Circuit

Gather in Lobby

 

4:30 pm                        OSSEF Pizza Party (Both Junior and Senior Divisions)

Advanced Technology Resource Center (OSU)

 

 

Saturday, March 9

9:00 - 11:00 am               Senior Division (Grades 9-12) - Category Judging

Exhibit Hall

                                      

12:00   - 1:30 pm             Special Awards Judging and Community Open House

Exhibit Hall                     All students s at their projects

 

1:30 - 3:00 pm              Remove projects from Exhibit Hall

Exhibit Hall

 

3:00 - 4:30 pm               Break | Exhibit Hall closed for Ceremony set-up

 

4:30 pm                           OSSEF Grand Awards Ceremony

Exhibit Hall        

 

 

OSSEF Community Open House

The Open House for OSSEF 2024 will be held the afternoon of Saturday, March 9th from 12:00pm to 1:30pm in the Wes Watkins Center Exhibit Hall on the OSU Campus.

 

Student participants will be beside their projects and community members, friends, and family are welcome to attend.

 

OSSEF Grand Awards Ceremony

The 2024 OSSEF awards and keynote presentations will take place at 4:30pm on Saturday, March 9th in the Wes Watkins Center. 

 

Our 2024 Keynote Presenter is Dr. Jill Joyce

 

The Grand Awards Ceremony program will be linked here.

 

Next Steps:

 

ISEF 2024 - Long Beach, California

Oklahoma ISEF finalists should use the Rules Wizard to confirm which forms and materials are required to register for ISEF. Up to four OSSEF projects will be selected to compete at the 2024 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.

View the Regeneron ISEF 2024 Project Material Guidelines

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific -

Junior Innovators Challenge

Nominees from OSSEF (grades 6-8) will be announced at the Grand Awards Ceremony and provided with additional information about completing their application to represent Oklahoma in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge.