Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair
Welcome to the Alameda County Science & Engineering Fair!
The Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair (ACSEF) is affiliated with Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge the prestigious national middle school competition, CSEF - CA state science & engineering fair competition, and Regeneron ISEF the international science fair competition.​
Want to Participate?
See our updated Rules and Guidelines page for all new regulations we are introducing to ACSEF 2025!
Not a Student?
There are plenty of ways to get involved. Please check out the following pages on how you can support ACSEF.
Participate in ACSEF 2025
We are Accepting Pre-Submissions!
Click HERE to view our updated submission rules and advice for the 2025 fair!
New Guidelines for ACSEF 2025
1. ACSEF Ethics & General Rules For All Types of Research Projects & Display & Safety Guidelines Click Here
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2. Project Wizard 2025 (Applications Open June 1, 2024 for 2025 Fair) Click Here
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3. ACSEF requires one or more parents or teachers from participating schools to be the school liaison for distributing timely information about ACSEF. Contact Patti Carothers directoracsef@gmail.com. Deadline December 1, 2024
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4. New Policy: students and/or parents must be present to receive physical awards (ribbon/certificates/items and/or monetary awards). If not present, the student will still be recognized for their award but forfeit physical awards.
SLB Mentorship Program
Everyone has ideas and interests, and the SLB Mentorship Program is meant to help students apply themselves and develop a lifelong love of problem-solving and research! Our experienced high school mentors will help students maximize their potential to create successful science fair projects. Please note that priority for mentorship will be given to those from Alameda County Title 1 Schools, with more details provided below. We are also looking for mentees that are new to the science fair or who want to get more involved with the fair process.
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Apply to be a Mentor or Mentee by our November 7th Deadline!
ACSEF 2025
SET-UP | Friday, March 14, 2025
Location: Chabot College, Hayward campus
Times: 3:00 - 8:00 PM
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JUDGING | Saturday, March 15, 2025
Location: Chabot College, Hayward campus
Times: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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AWARDS | Sunday March 16, 2025
Location: Alameda County Fairgrounds, Building C
Times: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM (Doors Open at 4:30 PM)
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Donate to ACSEF
As a Non profit 501(C)(3) public charity donations from the public are our life-line and we have very few to date.
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Tax ID 45-1800245 - 100% tax deductable donations
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ACSEF needs a company or business to become our title sponsor! 2 years without a Title Sponsor has been very difficult.
Picture YOUR COMPANY NAME HERE followed by ACSEF on every email, flyer, award ribbon, press release...etc.
ACSEF is an eligible organization for Corporate Matching! Fill out the form below so we can reach out about how to donate to our fair!
THANK YOU TO OUR ACSEF 2024 SPONSORS!
