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