International Science and Engineering Fair

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, and is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. Each May, more than 1500 students from roughly 70 countries and territories compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prizes, including one $75,000 and two $50,000 college scholarships. All prizes together amount to over $4,070,000. Two awards ceremonies are held including: Special Awards Organization Presentation (which now includes the Government Awards Presentations) and the Grand Awards Ceremony. The International Science and Engineering Fair was founded in 1950 by Science Service (now the Society for Science & the Public) and has been sponsored by the Intel Corporation since 1997. As of 2012, seven ISEF alumni went on to win Nobel Prizes, with successful ISEF veterans including Jack Andraka and inventor Alex Deans.

Although it is an international event, the United States almost always hosts it (the 1995 fair was held Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). Locations for fairs through 2019 have been decided:

2005: Phoenix, Arizona, May 8–14.

2006: Indianapolis, Indiana, May 7–12.

2007: Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 13–19.

2008: Atlanta, Georgia, May 11–17.

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