Science
and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit
Judge information for 2023-2024 Fair
Judges will be asked to select their availability for judging on the
judge application. All judges should complete and/or update their
information on the current application. The application is for
category judges AND those judging professional awards. Please
note: the REGIONAL (SEFMD)Science Fair will be HYBRID for 2024.
Judges are needed for the Virtual Fair (about 25%) and for the in person
fair (about 75%). The statewide MSEF will be LIVE ONLY on
Saturday, April 6, 2024 at LTU.
There will be MULTIPLE different judging sessions,
VIRTUAL - Session 0 consists of a Display and Safety review of all the
projects from March 8, 2024 to March 10, 2024. Project material is reviewed and the
project is certified ok for judging or flagged with required corrective
actions.
VIRTUAL - Session 1 occurs VIRTUALLY from March 11, 2024 starting at 8:00 AM
and continues until March 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Judges will
review entries submitted online (includes a video and pdf of a 'project
presentation').
IN PERSON - Session 0 consists of a Display and Safety
review of all the projects at Huntington Place on March 19, 2024 from 8 AM to 7 PM.
Project material is reviewed and the project is certified ok for judging or
flagged with required corrective actions.
IN PERSON - Session 1 occurs IN PERSON at Huntington
Place on March 20 from 8:00 AM to 4 PM. Judges will review
entries submitted and on display. Judges may elect to judge only the
morning session, or all day (preferred)
IN PERSON - Session 2 occurs IN PERSON at Huntington Place
on March 20 from noon to 4:30 PM and consists of top senior division
projects from the morning session.
IN PERSON - MSEF occurs IN PERSON at Lawrence Tech University from
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and consists of the top 70 projects in the State of
Michigan.
Judges will be expected to help with
multiple categories and/or divisions.