Student Resources

Congratulations on all your hard work on your science fair project and the excellence you have achieved to get to this point.  You are already a winner having been chosen by your school to attend the Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair (NEOSEF).  We wish you continued success as you begin this next stage of competition. There is no charge to participate in NEOSEF as we wish to make participation in our fair accessible to everyone.

Because NEOSEF is affiliated with the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair, we will be using ISEF forms, guidelines and procedures.

Your first step towards participation in NEOSEF is to submit an application through STEMWizard at http://neosef.stemwizard.com. You will need to create a unique user ID and password for your project. Once you have successfully logged in, you may choose to follow a link to the ISEF Rules Wizard if you need help deciding which forms are required for your project. Please note that any form that requires signatures must be downloaded, printed, signed, and then either scanned or uploaded through the STEM Wizard app.

For help navigating the online registration site, please review our Registration Help Videos. You may also contact Jim Bader at jxb14@case.edu if you have issues with the STEMWizard website.

If you need more information or assistance, you can seek help from one of the following resources: 1. your teacher and/or advisor, 2. emailing NEOSEF at neosefinfo@gmail.com.

The Board of Directors of the Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair Directors wish you success with your project and hope you continue towards a career in a STEM related area of interest.  Use the links below to access additional information.

Getting Started

Getting started with your science or engineering project is sometimes the hardest part of the task.  What should I do?  How will I do it?  I’m not a scientist or an engineer at least not yet, so can I really do this?  Can anyone help me?  All of these questions and more immediately come to mind.

A great source of help and ideas is the “Elements of a successful project“. You can also search the web for ideas or visit the Great Lakes Science Center or the Cleveland Museum of Natural History to be inspired and to perhaps get a few ideas for a project.

Here are some documents that you may find helpful: