Due to COVID-19 guidelines and the closure of Ontario Teach University to public events, the Durham Regional Science Fair will not be held this year. 

 

 

 

 

 Location:  OntarioTech University (UB Building and ERC Building)

           2000 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa Ontario  L1G 0C5

 

Registration Deadline:  Registration is closed as of Tuesday March 17, 2020

 

Students in grades 4 to 12 who live in Durham Region (including Ajax, Oshawa, Pickering, Whitby and rural areas of Brock, Scugog and Uxbridge) are invited to participate in the annual Durham Regional Science Fair (DRSF) hosted by the Faculty of Science at Ontario Tech University. 

 Any eligible student can participate in the DRSF regardless of whether they have completed their project for a school science fair, a library science fair, a club or extracurriclar group science fair or  independently for a home-school project or just out of individual curiosity and passion.  Students are not required to have participated in and/or won at a school or other local science fair before entering the DRSF.

Projects are assigned to one of four categories - biological science, physical science, computer science and engineering. But projects can examine all aspects in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) including biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics and engineering as well as topics such as environmental science, conservation, energy and sustainability. New areas of interest include gaming and the development of computer and mobile phone apps.

Registration Deadline:  Friday March 27, 2020 (by midnight)

  Registration of participants for the 2020 Fair is free!

Remember to complete all of the details of the project registration (including the short summary or abstract) and

complete and sign the Permission Form (see Sample Form). 

Scan and email the completed form to Mary.Olaveson@ontariotechu.ca

or fax the form to 905-721-3304 (attention Mary Olaveson). 

If students miss the Registration deadline of March 27, 2020 and still wish to participate, please contact the DRSF Coordinator as soon as possible at the following email:     Mary.Olaveson@ontariotechu.ca

 

 

Students (and Parents / Teachers): 
For information download the poster for the Durham Regional Science Fair - 2020 Poster
Before attempting to register - please visit the Durham Regional Science Fair website at: 
 www.durhamsciencefair.ca
 Review the Rules and Regulations posted on this website to ensure your project is eligible to be entered. If your project is eligible, complete the Registration process by following the instructions provided at the following link to this DRSF Registration website:  DRSF Registration.  
For additional help - refer to the Powerpoint presentation entitled:
Note: each project must be registered by using a unique and valid email address. 
If several projects are being entered from one school, each project must be registered with a separate (and valid) email address.  If there are two students involved with one project, the project need only be registered once with a valid email address; both partners do not have to register separately.
Please submit the signed Permission Form for the student(s) involved with each project to the Coordinator of the Durham Regional Science Fair by the deadline (March 27, 2020).  If unable to meet this deadline, please notify the DRSF Coordinator.
 NOTE:  Projects with more than two students involved are not permitted at a Regional Science Fair level.
 Teachers:
For more details on how your students can participate in the Fair, check out the resources specifically designed to help you guide your students on the Durham Regional Science Fair website at:    www.durhamsciencefair.ca
 NOTE:  
* Up to two (2) students will be selected from the Durham Regional Science Fair to participate in the 2020 Canada-Wide Science Fair in Edmonton, Alberta from May 9 to 16, 2020. 
For more information on this national science fair, visit the following link: