The 71st Annual Regional Fair will be held on

Sat, March 21, 2026 

Walb Student Union    
Purdue University Fort Wayne

Teachers should register themselves and their students at http://www.sefireg.org before Friday, March 6, 2026

Questions? View the pages linked in the menu.

Full results from the 2025 Regional are available here or at the link to the left

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Congratulations to our NEIRSEF 2025 winners!!!

Elementary Division K-3

Kindergarten
 First Place: James Lambert, Lafayette Meadows Elem
 Runner-Up: Lily Baucher, Coesse Elem

First Grade
 First Place: Maeve Linvill, Churubusco Elem
 Runner-Up: Cameron Warnecke, Lafayette Meadows Elem

Second Grade
 First Place: Laasya Katam, Eel River Elem
 Runner-Up: Henry Weigand, Mabel K Holland Elem

Third Grade
  First Place: Andika Dutt, Oak View Elem
  Runners-Up: Jaxson Baron, Whispering Meadows Elem
    Andelka Gensic, Arcola Elem

Junior Division - Elementary

Fourth Grade Third Place Graham Pierce, Weisser Park Elem Allison So, Oak View Elementary Zoey Krider, Churubusco Elem Second Place Mae Cheviron & Kathryn Haselden, St. Charles Borromeo; Yusuf Shaikh, Canterbury First Place Benjamin Schell, Lafayette Meadows Elem

Fifth Grade Third Place Zoya Nur, Aboite Elem; Apollo Thum, Haverhill Elem Second Place Elin Edwards, Deer Ridge Elem; Kennedy Jackson, John S. Irwin Elem; Elijah Scher & Andrew Funk, Lafayette Meadows Elem First Place Kai Schafer, Arcola Elementary

Junior Division

Third Place Finley Limmer, NE Region Homeschools;  Second Place Bridget Berning, St. Charles Borromeo; First Place Bonnie Gail Allyn, NE Region Homeschools

Senior Division

Third Place Frankie Lorenc & Eve Graves, Leo Jr/Sr High School   Second Place Augustine John Allyn, NE Region Homeschools   First Place Achyut Ethiraj, Carroll High School

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Important Dates for 2026 fair

August 11, 2025
- Teacher Registration opens. Register at http://www.sefi.org/register/
- SRC Pre-Experimentation Review opens.
   (Senior Division only) For projects that involve human subjects and animals

February 6,  2026
- Deadline for SRC Pre-Experimentation Review.
   (Senior Division only) For projects that involve human subjects and animals

February 27, 2026
- Teacher Registration deadline
- Student project registration deadline
 Register only the students who are advancing to NEIRSEF
   (All Divisions) On the SEFI web site, include: address, phone, grade, date of birth, project title, and category.
   Check the box to indicate whether your display needs electricity. Gender and ethnicity is optional but requested.
   (Junior Division - 6th-8th) In addition to the items above, complete the research plan and abstract
   (Senior Division) Complete the research plan and abstract and the appropriate ISEF forms. Contact us for help.

March 6, 2026
- Deadline for payment of Fair project registration fees. See "For Teachers" for details.

March 21, 2026
- Date of the 2026 Regional Fair (NEIRSEF)

TBD, 2026
- Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, Grades 4-12, IU Indianapolis

TBD, 2026
- Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), TBD