Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF)
COSAM Outreach
Alabama Science and Engineering Fair (ASEF)
ASEF is the official fair for the State of Alabama and is an affiliate fair of the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF). Regeneron ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition and provides a forum for millions of students from over 50 countries, regions and territories to showcase independent research annually.
At ASEF, the winners of Alabama’s four Regional Fairs listed below compete in either the Senior Division (grades 9-12) or Junior Division (grades 6-8) for an in-person competition and will be required to fill out additional ASEF-specific forms in STEM Wizard. Please click here to access our ASEF Flyer.
We look forward to hosting ASEF on Saturday, April 5, 2025 at the ACLC Building on the campus of Auburn University!
| Regional | Website | Location | Registration Deadline | Tentative Fair Date |
Director(s) |
| North Alabama Regional | NARSEF | UAH Huntsville | 1/24/25 | 2/28/25 | Amy Beth Ford |
| Central Alabama Regional | CARSEF | UAB Birmingham | 1/31/25 | 3/1/25 | Kevin Jarrett |
| Mobile Regional | MRSEF |
USA Mobile |
1/31/25 |
2/28/25 |
David Allison |
| Greater East Alabama Regional | GEARSEF | AUM Montgomery | 2/14/25 | 3/14/25 |
The STEM Expo at ASEF
The Alabama Science and Engineering Fair is hosting a STEM is Everywhere Expo. Our goal is to highlight exciting STEM careers and activities!
Organizations from academia, industry, and business will serve as liaisons at the Expo on April 5, 2025 from 1:30pm – 3:30pm. Informational tables, displays and short interactive activities that highlight the breadth of STEM programs and careers will be present.
The event will take place in the ACLC Atrium on the campus of Auburn University (347 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL).
2024 ASEF News
ASEF was held at Auburn University on April 13, 2024 and hosted middle and high school fair winners from our 4 regional fairs held across the state. Students competed for more than 150 awards totaling over $13,000.
Congratulations to our 2024 Regeneron ISEF Winners from Team Alabama that competed in Los Angeles, CA:
- Will Bao won a Grand Award in the Category of Materials Science, Third Place ($1000)
- John Parsons won the Soumyanath Memorial Award, First Place ($3000)
- Ashu Anand won the Air Force Research Laboratory Award, First Place on behalf of the United States Air Force ($750)
Thank you to our Partners
We are happy to announce a partnership between ASEF and DataClassroom. The DataClassroom web-app is a tool for graphing, statistics, and data analysis in the grade 6-12+ science and math classroom. Science fair teachers around the country have found it especially useful as it directly supports students in choosing appropriate graphs and statistical tests for their science fair projects. This partnership is offering up to two free DataClassroom licenses at each school in the state of Alabama. Current DataClassroom customers are not eligible. Please email kyd0002@auburn.edu for more information.
Thank you to our Sponsors
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