Welcome to the centre of science in the Niagara Region.

For over FORTY years, the Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair has been providing an opportunity for budding scientists to strut their stuff.

... working to encourage science education
              in youths within the Niagara Region

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

(Updated Thursday April 8th @ 12:14am)

What a night!! The 48th annual Awards Ceremony was held at Laura Secord Secondary School in St. Catharines last night (Wed.Apr.7) and it was a packed house! Thanks to the students, parents, grandparents, teachers, presenters, sponsors who came out and congrats to all students for making it to our regional fair. A special congratulations goes out to the winners of the various special awards and the divisional winners. Congrats to Team Niagara 2010 (pictured above with NRSEF Chair Dino Petruzzi) and good luck as you prepare for the upcoming Canada Wide Science Fair being held May 15-23 in Peterborough, Ontario.

Click here for a complete list of the award winners, project titles and schools.

You can request to be sent a picture taken from the awards ceremony. Please email our photographer Bryan at nrsef.pictures@gmail.com Please provide your name, project number and the award name that you won.

The judging is done...who will win?!?!

The 48th annual Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair has come to an end. The judging has taken place and now we wait until Wednesday April 7, 2010 to find out who will be representing the Niagara region at the Canada Wide sciene fair in Peterborough in May. A big thank you to everyone who participated (students, parents, teachers, judges). We couldn't have done it without all your support and encouragement. The NRSEF committee invites everyone to our Awards Ceremony 7pm @ Laura Secord Secondary School.Click here for a map to Laura Secord.Click here to watch a clip from "The Source" by Cogeco.Have an idea to make the science fair experience better?? The NRSEF committee is looking for your feedback. Please send us your comments and suggestions via email to nrsef.help@gmail.com.

Update - March 21, 2010

Less than one week left until the48th Annual NRSEF!!!!! Acceptance emails have been sent to all those who have been accepted to participate. Please make sure that you have replied to the email and printed out the attached files. Students in grades 5 to 8 are reminded to bring their signed permission form for the Youth University workshop with them to registration on Friday March 26th. CLICK HERE to check to see the projects and students participating in the 48th annual NRSEF. Any questions, comments or changes that need to be made please send an email to nrsef.help@gmail.com

Update - Friday February 12, 2010

Thank you to all students who have filled out a registration application to the Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Registration for the 48th annual NRSEF is NOW CLOSED.

TEACHERS are reminded that all signature forms, a ranked School Top Project Form as well as the $50 school cheque need to be submitted to one the the NRSEF committee members by the end of the school day on Thursday February 18th as the NRSEF committee will be meeting as a whole to discuss all applications.
NCDSB - Dino Petruzzi @ Denis Morris
DSBN - Sean Hanna @ Don Reilly Resource Centre
French Public & Catholic - Jocelyne Martel @ Notre Dame de la Jeunesse

As soon as the NRSEF has decided upon the successful applicants, emails will be sent out to those students with further information (project numbers, dates, times, etc). If you have any questions/comments/concerns/suggestions please email Nancy at nrsef.help@gmail.com or nrsef.reg@gmail.com.

ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES FEBRUARY 11th!!!! Updated - February 6, 2010

Only a few more days left to make sure that all fields in the online registration database are filled in. Registration closes at 11:59pm on Thursday February 11th. After that no additions and changes can be made unless approved by the registration chair.

STUDENTS make sure that all registration items and COMPLETE and that you print and sign the signature forms and give them to your teacher to send to the Science Fair Committee. This needs to be done BEFORE FEBRUARY 11th!!!

TEACHERS make sure that you collect all signed signature forms from your students and submit them to the appropriate committee member (Dino Petruzzi for Niagara Catholic and Sean Hanna for Niagara District, Jocelyne Martel for both French boards) along with the Top School Project Form and the $50 school cheque. This needs to be done BEFORE FEBRUARY 18th!!!

Updated - January 14, 2010

Updated forms now available under the "Forms" tab. PDF forms available to download for use of animals and human subjects. Also updated are the rules conserning animals, humans, hazardous chemicals, as well as recomb DNA and Virus. Any questions about your project and what forms you need to send to us, please email us at nrsef.help@gmail.com

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!! (Updated: January 9, 2010)

The 48th annual Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair is only 3 months away and things are starting to take their shape. There are a few changes that have been made regarding rules and the addition of all our awards and the criteria the judges look for when judging the science fair projects. A very important change is that INGESTION PROJECTS are no longer allowed in the science fair. This change comes from the Canada Wide level. To read more about it check out the Rules and Regulations section of this website.

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!!

The 48th annual Niagara Regional Science and Engineering Fair is only 6 months away and the committee is looking forward to the new year. There are many changes that will be happening (including this website) over the course of the next few months. If you have any questions or comments about your project/rules/regulations/etc., please contact one of the committee members listed on the contacts page of the website.

NEED HELP: Send an email to nrsef.help@gmail.com or see our contacts page to contact a specific science fair committee member.

The HOW DO I? section will important information for TEACHERS, STUDENTS, and JUDGES. (pages are under construction)

Even the Workshops are FUN!


The NRSEF is provided to you through the generous support of local businesses and the tireless efforts of scores of volunteers and teachers.