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SRC Review and Quality Screening

What is SRC Review?

During the Scientific Review Committee (SRC) review, qualified scientists, engineers, and teachers review each project to determine if safe scientific and engineering practices have been followed. This process occurs BEFORE you start your project and you must have approval from the SRC BEFORE you start your project.

What is Quality Screening?

During quality screening, qualified scientists, engineers, and teachers review each project to determine if correct scientific and engineering practices have been followed. Quality Screening approval is required AFTER the project is done.

For SRC Review:

1.Students log into their account.

2. Students then click on DASHBOARD in upper left hand column, then click on CREATE PROJECT which

is on the right side.

3. Students fill in all details about their project (title, materials, procedure, etc.) in TAB 1 and TAB 2.

Teacher and student should review the procedure to check for any needed ISEF forms.

Information can be found below and in the FORMS HELPER TAB 3 on student account.

4.Attach any ISEF forms that are needed in TAB 4.

5. DIGITAL Signature Procedure-- TAB 5

a) Student fills in and signs form digitally.

b) Parent fills in and signs form digitally.

c) Student sends the form to the teacher to be signed digitally.

d) The teacher/advisor will receive an email notifying him/her that there are projects to review and sign. Once the teacher/advisor signs digitally, the project will be automatically sent for SRC review.

The project will be reviewed by the GSDSEF SRC and the student will receive an email with approval or a request for forms/modifications before approval is given to start.

ALL Students--Do not start with your project until you have received SRC approval. Depending on the project, you will get approved, be asked to make modifications, or be asked to provide further forms.

If you have questions whether your proposed project is acceptable or to clarify any safety concerns, please contact Rose Armour at rose.armour@gsdsef.org.

For Quality Screening:

To properly submit projects for screening, students must

Go to gsdsef.org and log in to their account.
Go to the My Project link on the left side of the screen.
Click on to the Tab 6 Digital Presentation Upload
On the top of Tab 6 will be the Digital Presentation Template if you have not already downloaded it and used it.
When completed and saved as a pdf file, upload your Digital Presentation in Tab 6.
After uploading your Digital Presentation, click SUBMIT TO QUALITY SCREENING
The project will then be screened. The student will receive an email as to the status of the project.

Helpful Tools:

Results of Quality Screening:

There are three possible outcomes from the screening process. Students and teachers will hear back directly about the results, which typically takes about a week.

Approved/Recommended

Based on the quality of the science, engineering, or coding, the project merits participation in the GSDSEF. Students will then go to TAB 7 Abstract and follow the directions for uploading the abstract.

Not Approved / Not Recommended

Based on the factors listed below, the project has been NOT Recommended to participate in the GSDSEF. Students will not be able to apply to this year's GSDSEF.

project is demonstration of principle or a report
project has too many inadequacies- Please see "What Screeners are Looking for" above.
project violates GSDSEF rules

Resubmit with Modifications

The overall quality of the project is good, but in order to be acceptable, modifications required by the Screener must be carried out and sent back to be re-screened by the deadline. The original screener then decides whether the project will be Approved/Recommended or NOT Recommended. The student will receive an email listing the changes that need to be made. Project is resubmitted.

If accepted, you will apply to the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair:

Once you are accepted and have uploaded your Abstract (TAB 7), you will then proceed to TAB 8 for the Review and Payment.

Fee Payment must be submitted and received by the Fair deadline in order to complete the entire process. The student will receive an email when the whole process is completed and paid.

1) All individual payments must be done with a credit card.

2) School PO's-- If a school or school district is paying for the students to participate in the GSDSEF, the teacher or school official must contact the GSDSEF Fair Director to approve the PO and receive a code for students to complete the payment process.

3) If an individual is unable to pay via electronic methods, please contact Steve Rodecker at steve.rodecker@gsdsef.org within 3 days of receiving notification of being recommended to the GSDSEF for alternative payment method directions.

NOTE: If you are a team project, each member submits his/her own separate application and fee payment.

Please follow all deadlines! Students who submit their application and fees after the application deadline will not be entered in the Student Exhibitor Directory and Information.

The GSDSEF Application fee is $ 50 PER STUDENT.