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NYS SCIENCE CONGRESS 

STANYS New York State Science Congress 2023 (@ MOST)

currently planned for Sunday June 11th, 2023, in person. 
Registration will open for Student winners March 1, 2023.
Registration usually closes in May

Top 7th grade - 12th grade winners of NYS ISEF Regional Science
& Engineering Fairs
advance to this program.
Information about hotel accommodations will be posted on the MOST Science Congress web site!

LOCATION: Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) at 500 S. Franklin St., Syracuse, NY 13202  ( map link )

ABOUT THE SCIENCE CONGRESS

The NYS Science Congress is a culminating event for students who have been given high honor recognition by ​a ​NYS regional science fair. It is from these official fairs that NYS Science Congress receives participating students - they win in to attend.  Most of NYS Regional Science Fairs are Society for Science /ISEF affiliated science fairs, part of a worldwide network, and are the first step to competing at national events such as the Regeneron ISEF and Broadcom MASTERS.  Society for Science is a champion for science, dedicated to expanding scientific literacy, effective STEM education and scientific research.

You can get a listing of the official NYS regional science fairs with additional information at the following site.  Society for Science: https://findafair.societyforscience.org/ . Just select NYS from the menu.  Most Science Fairs are affiliated with ISEF (International Science and Engineering Fair) which is ​related to Society for Science.  There are a few non ISEF affiliated fairs such as the Southern Tier Science Fair held at Broom County Community College - and their best students are added to the NY Science Congress invitation.


2022 Science Congress Awardees
Link To Awards Video


"Getting the NYS Science Congress Science Fair button back on the MOST outreach page is a project that is currently underway. Our goal is to have the event in person at the MOST. We have plenty of space for spacing out projects and the MOST is open to the public with sufficient signage to direct visitors to follow proper COVID protocol."

INFORMATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Scheduled Date - Sunday, June 11th at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology (MOST) in Syracuse, NY. 
Located at: 500 S Franklin St, Syracuse, NY 13202

Contact Person- Peter Plumley,  eventcoordinator@most.org

The State Science Congress has a junior and a senior division. Students may work alone or in a team of up to three participants.

HOW TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE SCIENCE CONGRESS:

(1) Chosen from a Regional Science Congress

(2) If there is no Regional Science Congress in the student’s area, he or she may be sponsored by a local public or private school.

Direct entry sponsored student research must be sent to the State Director by March 31st of the year of the competition. The State Science Congress Committee will make the final decision as to whether the student can compete. All rules and regulations must be followed. Check the STANYS website (www.stanys.org) for the nearest Science Congress and to download all forms.

TEACHER AND ADULT SPONSORS: Every student must have a teacher sponsor in the school where he/she is enrolled. Parents/guardians, friends, or any other adult mentor cannot sponsor the student to our fair. HOWEVER, any qualified adult may act as a research mentor for the student. This adult sponsor is the person who is directly involved with the student and his/her research and may be a parent. The adult sponsor is responsible for the safety of the student at all times.

STANYS SCIENCE CONGRESS SECTION APPROVAL FORM: All participants must submit the official science congress approval form. The safety of the student investigator and human subjects must be carefully monitored by the adult sponsor.

STUDENTS MUST DO ALL WORK: Sponsors may help in planning and advising, but parents, teachers, or friends may not actually design, conduct or build the project. Abuses of this rule will result in disqualification. All students are expected to be able to answer questions regarding the design and development of every phase of their projects. All portions of the abstract and research paper must be the original work of the student.

  • DISPLAYS OR COLLECTIONS: Borrowed or purchased displays or collections are not permitted. All collections must bear a label describing how, where, and when they were assembled and must be protected by safety glass or screen.

  • EXHIBITS: Aquariums, live plants, or live animals are not acceptable. Storyboards displaying research results must be anchored on a self-contained, free-standing storyboard (supplied by the student).

    The maximum size of the storyboard will be 3 feet x 4 feet.
  • PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs pertaining to the project are encouraged!

  • PRESENTATION FORMAT: The State Science Congress will be a poster format. Students must have a free-standing storyboard of their project for the judges to review. Each student will be given time to present to judges and judges will have an opportunity to ask questions. The student’s name should appear on all materials, but the names of schools, research institutions, or sponsors/mentors should not appear anywhere on the materials or in presentations. Acknowledgements or thank you messages should not be included in presentations.

  • JUDGING: All judges will be college or university professors, science teachers, and scientists. They will use a scoring rubric as a guide. A copy of the scoring guide is available on this webpage.

  • STANDARDS: The planning committee of the State Science Congress reserves the right to disqualify any exhibit on the day of the competition for work that is unsuitable in subject matter or treatment, that is potentially dangerous, or that violates any rules of the fair. Projects that lack any of the necessary paperwork or required signatures will be disqualified!

  • RESPONSIBILITY: STANYS and the hosting organization, though taking reasonable precautions in protecting projects, will not be responsible for broken or missing project parts. Student researchers should ensure that their name is on all aspects of their project.

  • REMOVAL OF PROJECTS: All projects must be removed promptly after the public viewing time.


Science Congress Event Schedule TBA

Informational LetTers & Required Forms 

INFORMATIONAL LETTERS

Please view and read each of the items below:

NYSSC Letter - Section Chair and Science Congress Director (pdf) - General letter to individuals running local science fairs.

NYSSC Letter - Regional Congress Finalist (pdf
Letter to the finalist indicating requirements to attend the STANYS NYS Science Congress.

NYSSC SCORING RUBRIC (pdf) - Judging criteria and point system used by the judges.

REQUIRED FORMS
Deadline: All forms and any payment MUST be received no later than - May 26th 2023 Late registrations will not be accepted.

NYSSC REGIONAL SCIENCE CONGRESS REPORT / Fair Director Form (online form) Local Science Fair Chairs indicate which students will be attending the State Science Fair and person responsible for fee payment.

NYSSC PROJECT ADVISOR/MENTOR APPROVAL FORM (online form)Student provides information about research and approval by parent, Advisor and/or Mentor

NYSSC STUDENT REGISTRATION FORM (online form) -Student provides identifying information about themselves, their Advisor, the project and along with verification of research.

About the NYSSC Student Registration Form - On the above form students will provide information about themselves and their project advisor, basic contact information, whether they will be attending in person or virtually, project information and a media waiver option. 

In addition the Student Registration Form includes fields for: 

NYSSC MEDICAL RELEASE INFORMATION - Parent provides relative emergency medical information.

NYSSC REGISTRATION FEE INFORMATION- Student provides information about the party responsible for the fee payment. Information as to payment is also included. 

NYSSC CHAPERONE & GUEST INFORMATION -  Student provides information about chaperone and number of guests.  Information as to payment is also included.


Contact Information:
STANYS
PO Box 2121
Liverpool, NY 13089-2121

Contact: webmaster@stanys.org


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