2009 Application for Entrance - Students who are invited to apply through an official GSDSEF screening fair must read all entrance materials.

The 55th Annual Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair will be held on March 31 - April 5, 2009 at the Balboa Park Activity Center (2145 Park Blvd.)

The Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair is a non-profit 501(c)(3) which operates SOLELY on donations and is run completely by volunteers. We need your assistance in ensuring that this Fair is not the last! Please support the students of San Diego.

Announcing the 2009 GSDSEF Winners! View the Special Awards listing! View the Regular Awards listing! View the Professional Society Awards listing! The California State Science Fair qualified and alternate list! San Diego Union-Tribune article on April 2, 2009. San Diego Union-Tribune article on April 4, 2009 San Diego Union-Tribune listing of winners! San Diego Union-Tribune Photo gallery

Schedule of Events Sunday, April 5, 2009 Final Day Open to the public - 10am - 3pm ALL PROJECTS MUST REMAIN ON DISPLAY UNTIL 3:00PM. NO EXCEPTIONS! Tear-Down - Open for student exhibitors and their families - 3:00pm - 5:00pm Note to Exhibitors: When you applied to enter the GSDSEF, you and your parent(s)/guardian(s) agreed to leave your project on display until 3:00 pm, Sunday, April 5. There are no exceptions to this agreement! You (or your representative) are responsible for removing your project. NOTE: PROJECTS NOT REMOVED BY 5:00 PM ON SUNDAY, APRIL 5 will be discarded that evening. Notebooks will be emptied of their contents and distributed to schools for re-use. If you can’t pick your project up, arrange for someone else to do so. Give that person your badge and a note authorizing removal. All projects must be removed between 3pm-5pm. No exceptions. Remaining projects will be discarded. Please bring your exhibitor badge as identification to remove your project. Get more details on the events and timeline by viewing the Exhibitor Timeline.

Congratulations to all the 2009 winners! The California State Science Fair qualified and alternate lists. Those that are selected as a qualified or alternate must apply online at The California State Science Fair website.