Prelimiary Deadlines and Important Dates Summary. This information is subject to change on January 5, 2022.

The FIRST DEADLINE is for the student to have their research plan approved before the start of the experimentation by the parent, teacher / adult sponsor, and when required, an Internal Review Board, a Scientific Review Committee, or a research lab's safety and rules governing board (such as an University Laboratory Animal Care Committee (ULACC) or Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Institutional Bio-safety Committee (IBC) or Committee on Infectious Biohazards (CIB), etc. Check with your teacher / adult sponsor and show your teacher / adult sponsor your ISEF required forms to get the correct forms signed by the correct committee approval.) BEFORE the experiment may begin. If in doubt, email your name, grade, and complete research plan to src@tcrsf.net for SRC pre-approval.

Anytime	Judges, volunteers, and teachers may register or update their records at any time.

Before experimentation:	have project research plan approved by parent, teacher/mentor, and for projects requiring one or more of the additional forms (1C, 4 through 6B), appropriate review boards approval.

January 5, 2022	Research paper registration opens for 2022

January 5, 2022	Project fair registration opens for 2022

January 28, 2022	Award Sponsors’ Deadline for Preapproval of Special Awards to be offered in 2022

February 2, 2022	Registration deadline online for research papers and projects. Register & submit electronic abstracts and research papers by 10:00 pm CST.

Friday, February 4, 2022	Deadline for submitting all project SRC paperwork online Postmark deadline to mail fees to: TCRSF, 13570 Grove Drive #277, Maple Grove, MN 55311

Feb 4-16, 2022	Research Paper Judging

February 15, 2022	All project form fixes as well as online judging materials (including videos) MUST be completed and submitted online.

February 20, 2022	Research paper judge comments will be emailed to the students

February 16-18, 2022	Online Display and Safety review of all projects.

February 19-23, 2022	Round 1 of virtual project judging using uploaded project materials and videos.

February 25, 2022	Live judging schedule via virtual conference rooms - 4-7:30 PM. This includes regular project judging as well as any special awards judging.

February 27, 2022	Virtual Awards Ceremony - 1:00-3:00 PM

February 28, 2022	Virtual ISEF winners meeting - 7-8:30 pm. This is for all ISEF award winners, ISEF award alternates, and any interested parents and teachers.

March 2, 2022	Requested deadline for students selected to compete at state (paper and project) to let TCRSF know (RSVP-regrets) if they cannot attend virtual state, so TCRSF has time to contact an alternate.


March 14-27, 2022	Virtual North Central Regional Virtual Science & Humanities Symposium (high school research paper competition)


March 20-27, 2022	Virtual and Hybrid Minnesota State Virtual Science and Engineering Fair (all grades project competition)

ISEF (International Science & Engineering Fair)

May 8-13 2022

Atlanta, GA. TCRSF plans to attend virtually for the safety of our students.