Welcome to the California Science and Engineering Fair
The CSEF Foundation is pleased to congratulate and honor all the participants and winners of the 75th Annual California Science and Engineering Fair. The Project of the Year jundging panel, consisting of one representative from each scientific category, will meet on Monday April 13th to determine the recipents of the Project of the Year awards. Several additional sponsored awards, ISEF nominees and honorable mention recipients have yet to be announced.
A complete list of awards will be posted this week, once all the recipients have been identified and recorded.
The Fair was held the weekend of April 11th and April 12th. CSEF 2026 was hosted once again on the beautiful campus of California Lutheran University (CLU) in Thousand Oaks, California. W thank all our donors, sponsors, judges, volunteers, supporters and participants who made CSEF 2026 possible. Registration, project setup, inspection and approval occured on Saturday April 11th and judging occured throughout the day on April 12th.
Plans, details and schedules for CSEF 2027 will be announced here as soon as they are available.
The CSEF Foundation is already seeking judges, sponsors, supporters and volunteers for CSEF 2027. If you or your organization is interested in offering a special award, judging, supporting or assisting with the fair, please click the appropriate links at the top of this page.
Student participants in the fair, must qualify by entering and recieving nomination from a participating affiliate fair. For information on affiliated local, county and regional fairs, please contact your school, local school district or county Office of Education. Eligible contestants will receive an email invitation from CSEF with registration codes, links and instructions.
Thousand Oaks, is home to biotech, pharmaceutical, medical, electronics, engineering, technology, software, automotive, finance, media, aerospace, energy, design and publishing companies. Nearby attractions include the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, The Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and The Gardens of the World. Thousand Oaks is located at the border between Ventura and Los Angeles Counties, northwest of Los Angeles, at the intersection of the 101 and 23 Freeways.
The closest commercial airport is the Hollywood Burbank Airport, BUR. Los Angeles International Airport, LAX, is further away, but offers a much larger selection of flights. There are a wide variety of hotels and motels within a few miles of the CLU campus.
All applicants are required to submit a 13 page PDF document which must be approved in advance of the fair. This PDF presentaion is separate and apart from the printed Project Display Board which will be exhibited at the in-person fair itself. Both are required elements of a CSEF project.
