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