JAN 4-31 | EARLY SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(early bird submission reduced fee $150)
FEB 1-18 | REGULAR SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(regular submission fee $200)
FEB 21-MAR 14 | SECTION IA CHAIR PROCESSING 11:59PM EST
● Section Chairs will review submissions for compliance of rules and regulations● Projects that comply with the rules of the program will move onto Merit Judging
MAR 28- APR 25 | ONLINE MERIT JUDGING 11:59PM EST
● Eligible projects receiving sufficient scores during online judging receive an Award of Merit● Projects receiving exceptionally high scores will move to final judging
MAY 10 | LIVE FINAL ROUND JUDGING
● Eligible projects passing the online phase are judged during live final judging● Final judging determines the highest level of Society awards including Special Citation, Award of Excellence, or Award of Distinction● If projects do not score high enough at this level they retain their Award of Merit
JUN 6 | AWARD RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION
Local Section Judging will be conducted at the discretion of Section Chair timeline