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8/22/08
All
project work for the 2009 Metro Richmond Science Fair must
be conducted within a continuous period of no more than 12
months between January 2008 and March
2009.
The rules for the Metro Richmond Science Fair (MRSF) have
been developed to correspond with the rules used by the Intel
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Since
the Fair is an Affiliated Regional Fair of the Intel ISEF,
students entering the Metro Richmond Science Fair will be
in compliance with Intel ISEF regulations as well.
All students submitting projects to the Metro Richmond Science
Fair must adhere to the following Intel ISEF Ethics Statement:
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fraud and misconduct are not condoned at any level of
research or competition. Such practices include
plagiarism, forgery, use or presentation of other researcher's
work as one's own and fabrication of data. Fraudulent
projects will fail to qualify for competition in affiliated
fairs or the ISEF. |
This section includes general fair rules applicable to all
students regardless of what type of research they are conducting.
There is a separate section which includes rules that are
specific to students doing research involving vertebrate animals,
humans, recombinant DNA, animal or human tissue, potentially
hazardous biological agents, or controlled or hazardous
substances or devices. These are considered to be
Restricted Projects
and most require additional forms and prior approval
by a review board. For additional information on Restricted
Projects, follow the link below to this section.
A
lot of helpful information can be found in the Handbook
Overview. This section includes a description of the MRSF
categories and hints on choosing a category for competition.
It also includes a description of the MRSF process and how
the forms are part of that process.
Forms for all projects can be found by clicking the “Forms”
link on the left menu. All forms are “editable PDF”
documents, which means that they can be filled out online
and printed out for submission. Information that is typed
into these forms usually cannot be saved, so make sure you
have access to a printer when filling them out. If you have
a full (non-free) version of Adobe Acrobat
you should be able to save copies on your computer.
It
is recommended that all students and teachers who are interested
in participating in the Metro Richmond Science Fair review
the rules in this handbook. It is also suggested that students
and teachers review the Intel ISEF rules at: http://www.sciserv.org/isef/students/rules_regulations.asp
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failure to comply with the Fair rules may result in disqualification
of the student and of his/her project, it is essential
that all teachers, supervisors and students become familiar
with these rules. |
The ISEF
Rules Wizard is helpful in deciding if a project is considered
"restricted" and if prior SRC/IRB approval is necessary.
The ISEF Overview
of Forms & Dates is especially helpful for understanding
the use of the various ISEF/MRSF forms.
Guidelines
for Submitting a Project:
Submission
Guidelines for All Projects
General information
for submitting a paper. Includes:
- the
number of copies required
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information on the MRSF process
- information
on the abstract
The Research Project Synopsis
Everything you need to know about the synopsis itself. Links
include:
- Parts
of the Synopsis
- Synopsis
Guidelines & Procedures
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number of pages allowed,
- the
font,
- the
margins and
- what
should be included for submission
- what
shouldn't be included
Process
for Forms and Chronological Order of Dates
Help with
understanding how the ISEF forms should be used.
- What
forms are required for all projects?
- Why
are the dates important?
- What
is the sequence of signatures and dates?
Additional
Rules for Special Types of Projects:
Projects
Conducted at a Research Facility
Continuation
Projects
Math & Computer
Science Projects
Team Projects
- Human
Subjects
- Vertebrate
Animals
- Potentially
Hazardous Biological Agents (pathogens, rDNA, human &
animal tissues)
- Hazardous
Chemicals, Activities or Devices
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