Judging Opportunities
Please share this opportunity with friends and colleagues who may be interested in volunteering.
Register to Judge: partner.projectboard.world/oas/judge
As a part of the registration process, you will select the programs for which you wish to judge. You are welcome to judge for more than one program! View these resources to guide you through the process.
- How Can a New Judge Register on ProjectBoard
- How Do I Get Started This Year If I Am a Judge Returning from Last Year
- Role of science day judges
Questions can be sent to: info@ohiosci.org
The Buckeye Science & Engineering Fair will be a hybrid judging event this year.
You can choose to judge online from February 13 to February 20 or you can judge in person on Saturday, March 7, 2026 at CAS, 2540 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43202.
Regional Science Day will be held in person on Saturdays in March, 2026 throughout Ohio.
The Academy’s central office will host a Virtual Regional Fair for students who cannot attend an in person event. Judging on line will be from March 13 to March 20, 2026.
Ohio STEP judging will be virtual from March 30 to April 14, 2026.
Ohio STEP is a STEM innovation and entrepreneurship program designed to promote critical thinking and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset through experiential and project-based learning.
The Ohio Academy of Science State Science Day will be hosted by The Ohio State University on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at the Covelli Center.
State Science Day will be a hybrid judging event this year. State Science Day projects will be judged will be virtual from April 13 to 27, 2026 or in person on May 16, 2026.
Students qualify for State Science by earning a Superior at their Regional Science Day.