Some of the winners of these affiliated fairs, which exist in over 75 countries, get the chance to take part at the Intel ISEF as a finalist, and each of them is awarded the Intel ISEF Finalist Medal. A significant component of the program is social, as students interact with each other during mixers and ceremonies.
The regional fair committee is responsible for managing the fair when their city hosts the event. Individual science projects and team science projects both compete for prizes. In 2013 there were 1611 finalists at the Intel ISEF in The medal has a diameter of 48 mm and is golden galvanized. Teams are composed of two to as many as four high school students (grades 9-12). ISEF also used to hold a "People's Choice Award" to allow the public to vote for its favorite entries.Multiple organizations sponsor 'special awards' with their own distinct criteria. The structure of the competition is as follows: These fairs usually encompass multiple states or entire regions of a country. Additionally, time is set aside for students to experience the host city, with ISEF coordinating signups for various tours and activities. Contestants are selected from regional, district, and state ISEF affiliated fairs. These organizations include the Each year about 7 million students participate in different regional, district and state ISEF affiliated fairs. It is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public, a 501 non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C. Each May, more than 1500 students from roughly 70 countries and territories compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the grand prizes, including one $75,000 and two $50,000 college scholarships.
The obverse shows the official logo of the Intel ISEF, the reverse shows the year of participating and the location of that year's Intel ISEF. The Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair is an annual science fair in the United States.
Throughout much of the week, various seminars are also held for students, mentors, and teachers. When Intel began sponsoring ISEF in 1997, the Grand Awards were replaced with the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Awards, awarded to the top three projects. The ribbon bar is blue with a width of 40 mm and has a golden romanic 1 in the middle. All prizes together a