! LATEST NEWS !!    Entries have closed, 4 weeks of Judging has commenced    !! LATEST NEWS !! 

Thank you to all teachers, parents and mentors who have contributed to our record number of 127 entries (105 previous highest).

A record 120 Stage 1 Judges are now scoring six allocated projects each, so each project will be scored by an impressive 5 or 6 judges. Stage 1 judges will be identifying the best 30-40 projects. Stage 2 Judging commences on Thursday 27th November and they will be narrowing these 30-40 projects down to the top 18-20 short-listed projects which progress to the final Stage 3 ISEF Panel Judging stage. All students will find out if their projects are short-listed or not on the 1st or 2nd December. Students with short-listed projects will be informed of video interview details on Wednesday 3rd December. 

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 have closed for 2025, 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%.

We are now earnestly looking for sponsorship for our 2026 ISEF team. Gold and Silver sponsors will be given the exclusive opportunity to feature an ISEF finalist and their profile in any of their organisation’s advertising and promotional activities! Anyone can also support our 2026 ISEF team by making a tax-deductible contribution to our donation page.