YES Fair

The Program

Students in grades 5 through 12 in SSVEC’s service area and schools in Bisbee, Douglas, Nogales, and Tombstone, are eligible to compete at the Youth Engineering & Science (YES) Fair. All projects in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 may compete in the category of Energy & Engineering, Technology, Physical Science, Earth & Space Science, and Biological Science.


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Eligibility

Students in grades 5 through 12 in SSVEC’s service area and schools in Bisbee, Douglas, Nogales, and Tombstone, are eligible to compete at the YES Fair. All projects in grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 may compete in the category of Energy & Engineering, Technology, Physical Science, Earth & Space Science, and Biological Science. Projects in grades 9 through 12 compete as one division. Projects are to be one of the 14 categories defined by the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. Team projects, consisting of up to three students, compete as one of the 14 categories. The YES Fair may send two individual projects to ISEF or one individual and one team project.


Awards

The YES Fair presents over $27,000 worth of awards to local students and teachers. These include trips for the Grand Prize winners in the 9-12 division and their advisors to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair this spring, as well as cash prizes in all divisions. Numerous special awards are provided by our affiliation with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. In years past awards have been made by the following groups: U.S. Air Force, Huachucans, Arizona G&T Cooperatives, American Meteorological Society, U.S. Metric Association, Association for Women Geoscientists, Cochise Chapter of Air and Space Forces Association, DoD STEM Leadership, NASA, National Geographic, The Lemelson Foundation, Genius Olympiad, Thermo-Fisher, TWN Communications, Regeneron Biomedical Science Award, Ricoh Sustainable Development Award, Southwest Desert Images, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Naval Research, Yale Science and Engineering Association, and other generous supporters. SSVEC is continually expanding the awards for the YES Fair and always welcomes new award donors.


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Hours


Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm

Saturday Closed

Sunday Closed


Contact


Program Coordinator Marcus Harston

Phone 520.515.3475

Email mharston@ssvec.com