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
www.durhamsciencefair.ca