2021 CALENDAR
JAN 2-31 | EARLY SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(early bird submission reduced fee $150)FEB 1-19 | REGULAR SUBMISSION 11:59PM EST
(regular submission fee $200)FEB 22-MAR 5 | SECTION IA CHAIR PROCESSING 11:59PM EST
- Section Chairs will review submissions for compliance of rules and regulations
- Projects that comply with the rules of the program will move onto Merit Judging
FEB 22-MAR 12 | LOCAL SECTION JUDGING 11:59PM EST
- Sections host separate judging to acknowledge projects locally
- Section Judging is optional and not required
APR 1-23 | 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 judging
MAY 4 | LIVE FINAL ROUND JUDGING
- Eligible projects passing the online phase are judged during live 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 1 | AWARD RECIPIENT NOTIFICATION