General Information

The Science Fair is open to all K-12 students living in or enrolled in St. Louis City or St. Louis County schools. The fair is free to participate in, and students may complete projects individually, with a partner, or as a class! Students from all over the city and county bring their science and engineering projects to share with peers and professionals alike.

The K-12 Fair will take place the week of April 20-25, 2026, with students having the option to participate in-person or virtually. Project judging and feedback will take place April 21-23. The in-person showcase will be open for public viewing and Field Trips on April 23 and 24, and project pick-up and the Awards Ceremony will take place on April 25. More details will be forthcoming about the location of the in-person fair. Students who participate in the K-12 Fair, either in-person or online, are entered for a variety of Special Awards that include MOST 529 scholarships and cash prizes. These awards are presented at the Awards Ceremony along with recognition of the highest-scoring projects.

In order to participate in The Academy of Science -  St. Louis Science Fair, you will need to:

Schools participating in the K-12 Fair in April must be registered by the extended school registration deadline of midnight, Friday, March 7, 2025. Each school that plans to send projects to The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair must register. If you do not know if your school is registered, please speak with your science teacher.

For high schools with students participating in the Honors Division, schools must register by noon, Monday, January 27, 2025, and Honors Division participating students must register by noon, Friday, January 31, 2025.

All science fair participants must follow safety procedures while conducting their research, and the project itself must conform to Fair safety standards. See the Rules and FAQs page and the Project Requirements page for a complete list of guidelines.

1. ALL projects require teacher and parent approval before students begin.
2. ALL projects require a completed and signed 2025 Safety Form. (Worth 10 points!)
3. Students will scan and upload their signed safety form when they upload their project.
   

Your school will hold its school science fair where projects will be selected to compete at The Academy of Science - St. Louis K-12 regional Science Fair. If your school does not hold their own science fair, consult with your science teacher on their selection process for entering the Academy Fair. Students are allowed to enter just one project in The Academy of Science - St. Louis regional K-12 Science Fair.

Student Projects must be registered by noon, Monday, April 14, 2025 (at the latest | This is also the deadline for uploading student project files). Honors Division Projects must be registered by noon, Friday, January 31, 2025. Honors Division Projects must first be registered for the K-12 regional Fair before registering for the Honors Division.

Each school that registers for The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair will need a school password to be used by their students when they register their projects. Students receive their school's password from their science teacher. Students who are going on to compete in The Academy of Science - St. Louis K-12 regional Science Fair need to register their project online after receiving the school password from their teacher.

Teachers must register their school between Monday, November 4 and the extended deadline of midnight, Friday, March 7,2025. Schools have a limited number of projects they are allowed to enter in the Academy's regional fair.

1. Password: If your school selects your project to compete in The Academy of Science - St. Louis regional Science Fair, your teacher will provide you with a school password which you will use to register your project.
3. Student Project Registration for the K-12 Division Fair is open thru noon, Monday, April 14, 2025. Honors Division Project Registration is open thru noon Friday, January 31, 2025.
   Students registering projects need the following information:
4. 1. 1. School Password
      2. Student Name
      3. Home Contact Information
      4. School Name
      5. Project Title
      6. Project Type
      7. Project Grade Level
      8. Project Category
      9. Email Address
         
         

All K-12 general Fair projects need to be uploaded by noon, Monday, April 14, 2025. Honors Division projects need to be uploaded by Friday, February 7, 2025.

NOTE: ALL PROJECTS MUST BE UPLOADED. THERE ARE NO PROJECTS AT QUEENY PARK THIS YEAR. Do NOT include student, teacher, or school names on the project, logbook, or quad chart.

Close to $40,000 in scholarships and awards are presented to students with top competing projects!

• Awards will be mailed to the address that the student used when they registered.
• Ribbon placement certificates are emailed to the email address the student used to register their project.
• Check the Home Page of the website on Wednesday, May 6, 2025, to see ribbon placement and awards announcement.