Judging Categories
Entries are displayed by (1) division, (2) field of study (ISEF category number), and (3) sequential number of project entry. There are four grade divisions and twenty-two fields of study.
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(1) Letter Designation
P=Primary (grade K-2)
E=Elementary (grade 3-5)
J=Junior (grade 6-8)
S=Senior (grade 9-12)
(2) ISEF Category Number
01= Animal Sciences (ANIM)
02= Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA)
03= Biochemistry (BCHM)
04 =Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED)
05 = Biomedical Engineering (ENBM)
06= Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL)
07= Chemistry (CHEM)
08= Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO)
09= Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV)
10= Embedded Systems (EBED)
11= Energy: Chemical (EGCH)
12= Energy: Physical (EGPH)
13= Engineering Mechanics (ENMC)
14= Environmental Engineering (ENEV)
15= Materials Science (MATS)
16= Mathematics (MATH)
17= Microbiology (MCRO)
18= Physics and Astronomy (PHYS)
19= Plant Sciences (PLNT)
20= Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO)
21= Systems Software (SOFT)
22= Translational Medical Science (TMED)
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(3) Sequential exhibitor numbers
01, 02, 03…
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For example, Project number J2114 would be Junior division, Systems Software, and exhibitor number 14.
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Assignment of Category Judges
Every judge is assigned 5-10 projects to evaluate. Each judge is responsible for scoring and recording comments about each project. Each judge is responsible for submitting their scores in a timely manner.
