Australian Science and Engineering Fair
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! LATEST NEWS !! ISEF TEAM SELECTED !! LATEST NEWS !!
SUPPORT OUR 2026 ISEF TEAM
We are pleased to announce that AUSSEF has selected one team and eight individual projects to represent Australia at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) to be held in Phoenix, Arizona from May 10-15, 2026.
Funding has been secured for six of these projects and we are now earnestly looking for extra donations and sponsorships to complete our 2026 ISEF team. Prospective sponsors are invited to visit our Sponsorship Prospectus for AUSSEF 2026. Anyone can also support our 2026 ISEF team by making a tax-deductible contribution to our DONATION PAGE.
AUSSEF 2026
AUSSEF is a STEM competition for Australian school students from Years 9-12 who have completed a substantial project in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics. Entries for AUSSEF 2026 will open in March, so students should be looking for project ideas for AUSSEF 2026. Check out the Rules and Guidelines Page and you might be in line to represent Australia or another Oceania country on the world stage! New Zealand now has their own National Fair so AUSSEF is no longer a pathway to ISEF for New Zealand students.
A three-staged national judging process will select the students who submit the best nine STEM projects into our AUSSEF competition. These students will win an all-expenses-paid-trip to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), to be held in the USA in May, 2027 (pending funding).
AUSSEF is committed to providing opportunities for students studying within Regional and Remote areas and for First Nations students. Hence, we strongly encourage Regional, Remote and First Nations students to enter.
ISEF 2025
Thanks needs to be given to our many sponsors who fully supported our AUSSEF team of 10 students, at ISEF 2025 in Columbus, Ohio. Our team of 8 Australians and 2 New Zealanders performed brilliantly with our AUSSEF team being placed in the top three national teams in the world. Six of our ten students (60%) won Grand Awards, well above the international average of 25-27%.
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AUSSEF Features
Australasia Wide
From Cape York (QLD) to South East Cape (TAS) – from Shark Bay (WA) to Byron Bay (NSW) – from New Zealand and all other Oceania countries. Welcome!
Best Quality Projects
AUSSEF is accepting winning projects from state-level STEM-based competitions, as well as other comparable projects.
Year 9-12 Competition
AUSSEF is open for Year 9-12 Individual and Team projects (Maximum 3 students).
Innovation, solutions and rigour
Seeking STEM-based entries including innovative devices, ICT products, proofs and investigations.
Australasia’s ISEF-Affiliated Fair
AUS004 AUSSEF is Australasia’s only pathway to ISEF! AUS002 and AUS003 fairs closed Aug-Sep 2022.
More than a National Fair
AUSSEF’s long-term goal is to increase the participation and performance of Australian, New Zealand and other Oceania countries’ school students in STEM subjects!
2025 Regeneron ISEF Highlights Video
Used with permission from Society for Science
Data from past Australian ISEF Finalists (1999 - 2025)
ISEF Finalists
Prizemoney in USD
Scholarships in USD
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(+61) 407 295 829
Coordinator
Stuart Garth