The Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair (EISEF) takes place each year in March, usually on the third Saturday, in Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  This year's Fair is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2009.

Affiliation

EISEF is affiliated with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), an activity of Science Service.  EISEF's ID is #250101.  For more information, follow one of these ISEF Web links:

Exhibitor Classifications

See the Students & Teachers page for more information.

Rules

For the Senior Division (grades 9–12), EISEF follows ISEF's Rules. EISEF Rules are specific on exhibit size and height as well as handling live animals and hazardous organisms, materials or displays. Junior Division certification rules are relaxed, giving teachers more discretion.

Awards

The top EISEF Awards winners and their teachers will win trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair. EISEF also presents Class and Division Awards using donated moneys.

Organizations and companies can Sponsor Awards by applying to the EISEF Awards Committee;  a sponsor can do the judging and presentation for its award.  Visit our Award Signup page for more information about sponsoring an award.

Eligible schools

Students attending public, private, or home school anywhere in the eastern half of Iowa, within roughly 150 miles of Cedar Rapids, are eligible to participate in the EISEF.  EISEF's eastern boundary is the Mississippi River;  the western boundary is just west of Mason City, Marshalltown, and Ottumwa, but east of Ames, Newton, and Pella.  Specifically schools in the following counties are assigned to EISEF:

Allamakee, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Henry, Howard, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Marshall, Mitchell, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington, Winneshiek, Worth.

Map showing these counties.

Other Iowa Science Fairs

The South Central Iowa Science and Engineering Fair (SCISEF) in Indianola covers the schools and students in Iowa west of EISEF's territory.  This year's SCISEF is scheduled for date to be determined.  For more information, visit the ISEF Affiliated Fairs (Iowa) page.

The State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa (SSTFI) in Ames is a State Fair and all students in Iowa may participate in that fair as well as their regional fair.  This year's SSTFI is scheduled for March 27–28, 2009.  Top 2 winners from each regional and state fair may go on to the International Fair held each May.

Funding

All the money we use to run the Fair comes from private donations. All donations are tax deductible;  our federal tax ID (EIN) is 42-6081112. All fundraising is done by members of the EISEF Fair Board, who are unpaid volunteers. We acknowledge all donors in our Fair Booklet.  Visit our Contributors page for more information about donating to EISEF.

Officers

see Board of Directors

Requirements for board membership

None, other than willingness and ability to volunteer time.

Info & Entries

see Contacts

Chronology

Publicity info contact

Heather Adams