What is the Ottawa Regional Science Fair?
The Ottawa Regional Science Fair (ORSF) is organized and run by a volunteer organization to encourage students in the Ottawa-Carleton Region, from grades 7 to 12, to research, develop, and present projects in the fields of science and engineering. Students from both public and private schools in the region are invited to enter projects in the fair.
Why judge at the ORSF?
We’re looking for judges – people with a strong background in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) – who are willing to spend a few hours sharing their expertise, enthusiasm, and encouragement with students and providing feedback on their projects. If that sounds like you, we’d love to have you on our team.
Judges love the experience. They find the students inspiring, the projects impressive, and the colleagues they meet a pleasure to work with. Everyone at the fair is passionate about science in one way or another. We hope you’ll join us.
What are the Judging Dates?
Regular Project & *Special Awards Judging
| Date | Time |
| Friday, March 31, 2023 | 12:00-4:00pm EST |
| Saturday, April 1, 2023 | 8:00-11:00am EST |
*The ORSF sponsors provide a rich and diverse set of topic specific special awards to deserving projects as judged by award-specific judges, usually from the awards sponsor organization. As part of the registration process participants must sign up for special awards that they would like to be considered for, based on the published criteria for each award. All special awards judges will speak to all projects that register for that award.
Projects moving onto CWSF
*CWSF = Canada Wide Science Fair
| Date | Time |
| Saturday, April 1, 2023 | 8:00-11:30am EST |