Lower Fair (Grades K-5)

School Registration
(due November 21, 2025)

• School Registration Form

Early School Registration deadline is October 10, 2025.
Key teachers for schools that register before this date and who participate in the fair will receive an incentive worth $50.00.

ALL schools must have a Scientific Review Committee (SRC); Internal Review Boards (IRBs) are for those schools who allow student projects using vertebrates, potentially hazardous materials - including molds, and human subjects. IRB and SRC teams must be correctly listed.

An SRC must include a biomedical scientist (registered nurse, earned doctorate, veterinarian, professor...), an educator, and at least one additional member.

An IRB must include an educator, a school administrator, and an individual who is knowledgeable about and capable of evaluating the physical and/or psychological risk involved in a given study. This may be a medical doctor, nurse practitioner, physician’s assistant, doctor of pharmacy, registered nurse, psychologist, licensed social worker, someone who holds a doctorate in educational research, or licensed clinical professional counselor.

Categories: Descriptions

• Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Biochemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry
• Earth and Environmental Science
• Animal Sciences
• Biomedical and Health Sciences
• Microbiology
• Physics and Astronomy
• Engineering Mechanics
• Mathematics and System Software
• Robotics and Intelligent Machines
• Plant Sciences

Student Registration
(due March 31, 2026)   

Participants must have already placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in their category and class within their school or district level competition. If schools do not have enough students interested to host a science fair at their school they can assist students in registering to compete at the regional fair without competing in a school fair. The Lower Fair is divided into 6 competition classes: Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Teams: Only KINDERGARTEN teams of 2 are allowed to enter, each student must fill out a registration form and pay the fee. Grades 1-5 are not allowed to present in teams.

All projects for grades K-5 require a student registration form:

1. A printable/fillable student registration form
2. or Online Student Registration Form

If you have any questions regarding these forms please contact sciencefair.msstate@gmail.com

Additional forms could be required due to the nature of the project. 

• Please visit the Forms Wizard to determine if additional forms are needed (humans, biohazards, microorganisms (excluding yeast), harmful or hazardous activities, etc.).
  FORM & RULES WIZARD
• ISEF Forms link if needed: ISEF Forms

Registration Fee

• $30.00 per student
• Click here to pay. Confirm with teacher before payment, some schools pay for this event.
• Schools may pay by school check. Send the check to
  Bagley College of Engineering ATTENTION: Dr. Shana Lee, Mail Stop 9544 Mississippi State, MS 39762.
• Late Registration: An additional fee of $5 per student will be charged for late entries with NO exceptions.
  • A Lower Fair entry is considered late when student registration is received later than March 31, 2026.
  • Please contact the director at sciencefair.msstate@gmail.com if your school needs more time for payment.
• Student registration may be submitted by online registration, email (scan), or snail mail to the Region V MSEF Coordinator, address above (email the coordinator if you choose snail mail).