We are the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair (EISEF).
Our mission is to inspire Eastern Iowa’s students to pursue careers in science, engineering, and math.
To accomplish our mission, every year we do the following:
We challenge the students in grades 6–12 to do science projects.
We support their parents and teachers in guiding their projects.
We invite them to Cedar Rapids to exhibit their projects and explain what they learned.
We recognize the deserving students with awards, prizes, and scholarships.
We send the very best students to the International Science and Engineering Fair, to exhibit their projects alongside the best students from around the world.
We raise funds and mobilize volunteers and resources to make all this happen.
We try to have fun doing it, and make it fun for everyone else!
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. The next Fair is scheduled for Saturday, March 21, 2026.
EISEF is an all-volunteer run organization that depends on the generosity of individual, foundation, and corporate donors to give our students the best experience possible.
EISEF 2024 Sponsors
Please join us in thanking our Mississippi River Level Sponsors for 2024!
Bill Gober
EISEF — the Eastern Iowa Science & Engineering Fair
Location & date — Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids, on March 21, 2026
After that — Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids
Affiliated with ISEF — the International Science & Engineering Fair
Location & date — Columbus, Ohio, May 10–16, 2025
Our ISEF ID — USIA01
Iowa state science fair — State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa (SSTFI)
Location & date — Ames, March 26th and 27th, 2026
Important Dates
When and Where to go on Fair Day, March 21, 2026
Calendar of Events — dates for the current EISEF season
Future Fair Dates — EISEF, SSTFI, and ISEF dates for the next few years
Post-Fair Info — the timeline for the people we’re sending to ISEF in Columbus, Ohio in May
Deadlines
Register your project — deadline February 22nd
Late registration procedure — if you miss the deadline
Award sponsorship — March 1, 2026
Meet our Board of Directors — the people who run the fair.
Board meeting location and date — Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W Willman St, Hiawatha or
videoconference (email meeting@eisef.org for details),Student projects — the Safety & Standards committee: src@eisef.org
General questions — the EISEF Fair Director: director@eisef.org
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