The NEIRSEF Eligibility Procedure for students in grades 6-12 DOES NOT APPLY to students in grades K-5.

However, teachers of students in grades K-5 must register their students for the 2004 Regional Fair after their school science fairs have occurred. This page provides important information about the use of this web system for NEIRSEF 2004 registration.
Q. "HOW DO I USE THIS WEB SYSTEM?"

A. It's very easy. However, it was designed to accommodate the needs of your students as well as the 6-12th grade students. You will use this system only for the purpose of registering your students for the Regional Fair.

To register your students for the Fair, YOUR information as their teacher must be entered into the system FIRST. Go to the Teacher Login page, and complete the form on that page. Each time you wish to enter the system, you will come to this page and enter this same information--Be sure to type carefully! If you do not see your school in the list of schools, CONTACT THE NEIRSEF DIRECTOR (260-481-5786)--she will add your school to the database. In fact, if you encounter any difficulty using this web system or have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact the Director.

If you are the first person from your school to enter his/her information in the system, you may be asked to provide missing contact information for your school. You will also be asked to indicate your preferred title of address (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss). After you do so, your information is "in the system." Log out as the teacher.

Before you attempt to register your students for the 2004 Fair, collect the following information from each of them:
  1. First and last name
  2. Phone Number
  3. Birth date
  4. Grade level
  5. Student's project title and project category
  6. Student's display needs at the fair (do they need floor space or table space, do they need electricity for their display)
Once you have all of this information for each student in hand, login to the Student Access Page. One at a time, enter each student's information. At this point, you will simply be identifying each student to the system. Once you have entered them with this web system, you must GO BACK and login again under your Teacher Access. Once you enter the system again as the teacher, your students will appear in a pull down box. Select a student. The next page will give you a registration link for that student. Click the link and provide the requested information for your first registrant. You must complete this process for each of the students you wish to register. If you have students doing a Team Project, you only need to enter one of them--the registration form will have a place for you to indicate the other team members names. Remember that payment of the $10 project entry fee must be received for registration(s) to be complete.

Q. "WHERE DO I SEND PAYMENT?"

A.  Send or bring the check or money order (we cannot accept cash) made payable to "IPFW" to:

                                   Dr. Lesa Rae Vartanian, NEIRSEF Director
                                   Department of Psychology, Neff Hall 380-D, IPFW
                                   2101 E. Coliseum Blvd.
                                   Fort Wayne, IN  46805-1499

Q.  "WHEN CAN I REGISTER MY STUDENTS?"

A. The site will accept registrations beginning on February 15th, 2004. Prior to that date, you can enter your own teacher information, but there is no need (or benefit) to entering any of your students' data until you know for certain which of your students will be attending the Regional Fair. You must complete the Fair registration process (i.e., using this system and remitting payment) by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 8th, 2004. LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.