Sixth Annual
Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair
Rules Governing KY-SEF
1. Projects on any of the subject areas designated may be
entered by any student enrolled in grades 5 through 12
in any public, private, or parochial school.
2. In order for a project to be admitted for exhibition, it must have won a 1st or 2nd place category award or been selected as an at-large project from an affiliated regional fair.
3. A contestant may participate in only one ISEF affiliated regional science
fair in the same year. A student who will have reached age 21 on or
before April 1, 2008 is not eligible.
4. A contestant may enter only ONE exhibit.
5. All work on exhibits must be done by the individual or group.
Any exhibits, which indicate the direct assistance of the teacher, or
any other outside help (such as parental) will be disqualified by the judges. Teachers or
sponsors may advise, but must not construct any part of the exhibit.
6. Exhibits must be confined to a table or floor space of 61 cm
front to back by 122 cm side to side, or smaller. Projects must be
less than 274 cm high, floor to top.
7. Exhibitors must provide their own display surfaces, as only
table space will be provided. Therefore, support should be prepared
for all materials that are to stand erect.
8. Record Books outlining the purpose of the project,
procedure used, source of data and information, summary and conclusions, etc., must be kept and made
available for observation and examination by the judges for all
exhibits. Emphasis should be placed on the project report. The report
should be free of spelling and grammatical errors. Remember, you must
be present at the specified time during the judging of the exhibits,
and your exhibit and record book must be available to the judges during the judging process.
9. Construction of exhibits must be durable, and movable parts firmly
attached for safety precaution. All switches and cords for 110-volt operation must be
of an approved variety. Electrical cords should be at least 10 feet
long. (An electrical outlet is provided upon request. Mark
space on application form.)
10. No live animals (vertebrate or invertebrate), preserved
vertebrate animals or parts, including embryos, may be exhibited.
Research involving the use of animals may display drawings, charts, or
graphs to illustrate the conditions, developments, and results of the
investigations. Photographs of surgical techniques depicting
vertebrate animals in other than normal conditions may not be
displayed on the student's exhibit but may be contained in an
accompanying notebook. Any application for a project
involving vertebrate animals, human subjects, recombinant DNA, or
tissues must be accompanied by copies of all completed certification
forms required by "ISEF Rules for Research" to be eligible
for exhibiting space. A copy of the "ISEF Rules for
Research" is available at http://www.societyforscience.org
11. Anything, which could be hazardous to public display, is
prohibited. This includes live pathogens, microbial cultures, fungi,
any flame or flammable material, any chemicals including
water. Use drawings, charts, or graphs to illustrate
conditions. What you did and what you found out are much more
important than the materials used.
12. The exhibitor's school affiliation must not be visible until
judging is complete.
13. Applications and verifications for exhibit entries must be
returned to the fair director bearing a postmark no later than March
25, 2008. This will be strictly enforced. Individual
projects’ fee is $10 and team projects’ fee is $10 per team member. Fees must accompany each
submitted application. Entry fees are not refundable.
14. No
exhibitor will be permitted to change categories, age groups, or
exhibits once the official entry form has been submitted.
15.
If an electrical outlet is not requested on the registration form, none
will be provided the day of the event.
16. All exhibits must be placed in and removed from the exhibit
hall at the time specified by the state fair committee.
17. First, second, and third, etc., awards will not necessarily be given in
each category. Awards will be given according to minimum standards to
be determined by the judges. The decision of the judges is final.
18. Neither the KY-SEF Governing Board, the cooperating groups, nor
sponsors assume any responsibility for loss or damage to any exhibit or part thereof.
