Forms Guide

Junior Projects (6th–8th grade)

EISEF doesn’t require you to use the forms described on this page, except for the EISEF Signature Page. However you still must perform your experiment in a safe and ethical manner, using the ISEF rules as guidelines.

Senior Projects (9th–12th grade)

The Eastern Iowa Science & Engineering Fair (EISEF) Senior age group is an affiliate of the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF). Senior projects must follow all of ISEF’s rules. You must complete and sign the required ISEF forms at the required time, before your begin your experiment for some forms, after for others. The purpose of the forms is to ensure that you perform your experiment in a safe and ethical manner. Follow the instructions below to determine which forms you must fill out.

The ISEF forms document what you will do (or did) in the course of your research project. They are designed to provide the information that people need to review your project and ensure that you will comply with ISEF’s rules and with any laws and regulations that apply to it. You should fill out most of the forms and get them signed before you start your research; only Forms 1C, 7, and the Abstract are done after the research. The dates of the signatures reflect when the approval or consent is given.

We encourage you to use the ISEF Rules Wizard to be sure you are on the right track. This “wizard” asks a series of questions about your planned project, then gives you a list of the forms you’ll need to complete.

If you have questions about which forms are required for your project then check the ISEF Rules for All Projects and the Checklist for Adult Sponsor for additional guidance.

If you need help on how to do an Experiment and the resulting Exhibit then visit the For Students and Teachers page.

Forms Table

The table below lists all the forms that EISEF requires, describes each one, and tells when you have to fill it out and get it signed.

You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the PDF items. It’s available for free download from Adobe.

Most of ISEF’s PDF forms are designed so that you can fill them out in the Acrobat Reader. For example, if you click on a checkbox, it will alternate between checked and unchecked; if you click on a text field, a cursor appears and you can type there. (You have to fill out the date and signature lines by hand.) Please do this, instead of filling them out by hand, because it will make your paperwork easier for us to read. You can save most of the filled-out forms to disk. You’ll still have to print them out, sign them, scan them, and upload them to EISEF by February 25, 2025.