It is the responsibility of the Regional Science & Engineering Fair Directors, Scientific Review Committees, and Institutional Review Boards to develop a complete knowledge and understanding of the ISEF & SSEF Rules. The Regional Director MUST make every effort to ensure that each person and committee involved in science research or intending to  participate in an affiliated science fair receive copies of both ISEF & SSEF Rules Supplement documents and follow ALL the rules outlined within them.  All of the RULES, REGULATIONS, and PROCEDURES of the ISEF are in effect at each affiliated regional science fair and at the SSEF of Florida.  

Be advised that in accordance with the ISEF rules, there are some rules of the SSEF of Florida that are more stringent than the official Intel ISEF International Rules and Guidelines. These additional requirements will take precedence over the International Rules.

The International Rules & Guidelines include the forms necessary to document adherence to the rules.  These forms constitute written documentation of what will occur, or in some cases, has already occurred, in a research project. They are designed to provide the information that is needed to review the project to ensure compliance with the ISEF rules and with laws and regulations that apply to the project.

The forms should be filled out and signed before any research takes place. (Only Forms 1C, 5B, 7, and the abstract are done after the research.) The dates of the signatures reflect when the approval or consent is given. Use MM/DD/YY format for all dates.

ISEF Forms (these forms may be also accessed at https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/forms/)

Changes to the 2024-25 ISEF Rules were announced in November 2024, see the updated documents in Documents and Forms.

2024-25 Changes to International Rules
2024-25 ISEF Updated Rules