Friday, 9 March 2018

SciFest@School was introduced in 2011 and there has been strong demand from schools to participate - 67 schools participated in 2016/2017.

SciFest aims to give students of all abilities the opportunity to develop research, problem solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. The closing date for SciFest@College 2018 is Friday 9th March 2018 or Friday 11th May 2018 in the case of St Mary's College, Derry. Enter the competition online at www.scifest.ie

In SciFest, second-level students showcase STEM projects at a series of one-day science fairs held locally in schools and regionally in the 14 Institutes of Technology, DCU and St. Mary’s College, Derry. The winners from each regional science fair will go on to compete at a national final in November 2018. The winner(s) of the SciFest National Final 2018 will be presented with a trophy and will represent Ireland at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Last year’s overall national final winner was Aaron Hannon, from St Muredach’s College, Ballina, for his project on a shaving device for people with limited hand dexterity. Aaron will represent Ireland at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May.