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Virtual Judging

Judges and Volunteers are at the heart of the STEM Fair. Without their support the event could not take place. If you would like to volunteer as a judge, please fill out the form below.

The primary role of a judge is to lend their expertise to review the quality of student work while at the same time providing students with a positive and supportive STEM Fair experience.

In order to be a STEM Fair judge, you must be considered “qualified” in the STEM Fair category. In order to be considered “qualified,” one of the following must be true:

  • You possess a minimum of a Bachelors' Degree or higher in the category
  • You have extensive related work experience in the field (5+ years)
  • You are a credential teacher

Judges can expect to spend approximately 10-12 hours reviewing projects the week prior to the STEM Fair. On the day of the STEM Fair, judges will need to be available from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. virtually. They will also have to complete scoring rubrics for all entries assigned to them (approximately 10-15 total).

Judge Expectations

  • Mar. 3, 2027 — 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

    Judges' Virtual Orientation
    Mandatory for all judges.

    Time Commitment: 1.5 hours
  • Mar. 3 to Mar. 12, 2027

    Initial Project Review and Selection

    • Judges are assigned 18-20 projects to review and score using the fair’s rubric. Projects are submitted as a gslide presentation typically containing 20 slides per project.
    • Judges need to have capacity to review and score 18-20 projects over the 9 day time period (approximately 2 per day). Scoring is a critical responsibility of judges.
    • On March 12, judges will determine 6 projects per grade level that they believe should be moved to the Interview Phase and submit their choices to the STEM Fair Coordinator.
    • STEM Fair Coordinator culls data from all judges to determine top 6 per grade level per category to send through to the STEM Fair.
    Time Commitment: Approximately 8-10 hours throughout this time period
  • Mar. 20, 2027 — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

    Virtual STEM Fair

    • Judges hold interviews in teams with students. Judges must be available during the entire time frame.
    • Judges determine 1st, 2nd and Honorable Mentions for their category as a team.
    • Judges complete scoring rubric for each of the students they interview.
    Time Commitment: Maximum of 6 hours to sit in on interviews.
  • Mar. 20 to Mar. 22, 2027

    Complete Scoring Rubrics

    • Judges complete scoring rubric for each student they interview
    Time Commitment: Maximum of 2 hours to complete scoring rubrics after the interviews and submit.   |   1-2 hours possible week after STEM Fair for follow up questions.

Judge Registration Form