2023 CALENDAR
JAN 4-31 | EARLY SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(early bird submission reduced fee $200)FEB 1-17 | REGULAR SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(regular submission fee $250)FEB 22-MAR 8 | SECTION IA CHAIR PROCESSING 11:59PM EST
- Section IA Chairs will review submissions for compliance of rules and guidelines
- Projects that comply with the rules of the program will move onto Merit Judging
MAR 29- MAY 1 | ONLINE MERIT JUDGING 11:59PM EST
- •Eligible projects receiving sufficient scores during online judging receive an Award of Merit
- Projects receiving exceptionally high scores will move to final, society level judging
MAY 22 | LIVE FINAL ROUND JUDGING (IES HEADQUARTERS)
- Eligible projects passing the online phase are judged during live, society level final judging
- Final judging determines the highest level of Society awards including Special Citation, Award of Excellence, or Award of Distinction
- If projects do not score high enough at this level, they retain their Award of Merit
JUN 6 | AWARD RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION
Local Section Judging will be conducted at the discretion of Section IA Chair timeline