Competitions and Conferences
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2021-2022 Conferences and Competitions
State of NC Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)
Virtual Event Date: Nov. 13, 2021
Cost: Free for 2021! (completely virtual)
Location: Virtual
Prize: None; Professional Conference
Presentation Type: Poster or Oral
NCSSM Sponsor: Dr. Sarah Shoemaker
Program Website: https://sncurcs.org/
NC State Science and Engineering Fair Virtual Showcase (NCSEF Regional; 2021-2022)
Registration Deadline: Varies (see below)
Online students: You must register in your region of your base school. Deadlines range December to January.
Residential students. You will register in NCSSM's own region. Deadline: Registration opens 11/29/21 and closes on January 14, 2022.
(if you have a team project of students at multiple schools and/or regions, see directions at top of this page)
Event Date: February 14, 2022 (NCSSM region only; other regions may have earlier or later dates)
Cost: None
Location: Virtual (residential students); online students compete in the region of their base school.
Prize: Advance to the State Science and Engineering Fair (Date TBA)
Presentation Type: Project Presentation and Quad Chart pdf files
NCSSM Sponsor: Dr. Bennett for NCSSM region (announced 11/9/21); Dr. Shoemaker can help with questions for online students.
Program Website: Link
REQUIREMENTS: Scientific Review Committee approval, contact your NCSSM instructor or the SRC Chair (Dr. Paul Namaste, paul.namaste@ncssm.edu) for projects initiated at NCSSM.
Regeneron Science Talent Search
Top 300 Results Announced: Early January 2023
Top 40 Finalists Announced: Late January 2023
Cost: None
Location: N/A
Prize: Cash Prizes ranging from $2,000-$250,000 and a trip to D.C. for the top 40 finalists
Presentation Type: Paper
NCSSM Sponsor: Not needed
Program Website: https://student.societyforscience.org/regeneron-sts
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS; 2021-2022 dates March 21-22)
Registration Deadline: Varies (see below)
Online students: Your chaperone (teacher/parent) must register by December 14, 2021; students must register by January 17th, 2022. Contact
Residential students: By Dec. 13, 2019. Inform Dr. Bruno of your intent to register by filling out this short Google Form (now closed).
Symposium Dates: March 21-22, 2021
Cost: Hotel provided by JSHS; travel costs.
Location: University of North Carolina at Charlotte (in 2020)
Prize: Potential to advance past the regional level, Public recognition and certificates, honoring achievement and interest in research pursuits
Presentation Type: Paper or Poster
NCSSM Sponsor: Residential students must meet internal registration guidelines to compete.
Program Website: Link
REQUIREMENTS: *** JSHS is an individual competition. Team projects must be presented by only one student and that student is solely eligible for the scholarship award. ***
North Carolina Student Academy of Science (NCSAS; dates not yet available)
Online students. You will compete in the region of your base school before advancing to state competition
Residential students. You will register as part of the state competition.
Competition Date: March 25, 2022
Cost: Registration Cost-- Dinner included
Location: NCSSM (Note: NCSSM Residential Students compete directly at the State Competition; Online students start at regional competitions)
Prize: Potential to advance past the state level, Public recognition and certificates, honoring achievement and interest in research pursuits
Presentation Type: Paper and Oral
NCSSM Sponsor: Dr. Monahan
Program Website: https://www.ncsas.org
BioGENius
Competition Date: Same as NCSAS
Cost: Registration Cost-- Dinner included
Location: NCSSM Note: NCSSM Residential Students compete directly at the State Competition; Online students start at regional competitions)
Prize: Attendance at International BioGENius Challenge
Presentation Type: Paper. Their paper is scored anonymously by 3 judges independently of NCSAS and the winner is announced as a special award for NCSAS at the state competition.
NCSSM Sponsor: Dr. Monahan
Program Website: https://www.ncsas.org/registration
NC International Science Competition (Research or Maker Projects)
Event Date: December 8 (if nominated); March 2020 (finalists)
Cost: None
Location: North Carolina for next round.
Prize: Travel to the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition
Presentation Type: Paper
NCSSM Sponsor: Not needed to apply
Program Website: https://www.ncsmt.org/competitions/ncisc/
Other Opportunities to Communicate your Research and Innovation
(registration in October; event in November) Sigma Xi Student Research Conference
(submission deadline January) Broad Street Scientific published at NCSSM
(contact Dr. David Cantrell) Fifth World published at NCSSM
(registration in January; virtual submission in March) Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase
(April 4, 2022) Annual Research Symposium at NCSSM (registration details not yet available)
(submission deadline June) EXPLORATIONS Journal