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The Synopsys Science & Technology Championship is a science and engineering fair where student projects are entered into a Championship event. Projects must include an abstract, and any project without an abstract is withdrawn from the Championship.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: March 9–10, 2026 – Synopsys Championship; March 29, 2026 – Synopsys Championship Award Ceremony
The Championship is run by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010. Participation is usually 900 to 1000 students, and it is open to Santa Clara County students in grades 6 to 12 in public, private, parochial, or home schools. Since 1995, every project is judged only after talking with the student, and awards are based on the students’ explanations and defenses of their work, with displays treated as accessory. Students from Russia have visited the fair with their projects since 2001, and those projects are displayed but not officially judged. Tech papers were added in 1980 as optional entries in addition to the physical projects they were based on, but tech papers are no longer part of the fair because of a limited number of available judges. The fair’s logo was modernized in 1984 by artists at NASA and represents a computer chip without all its leads. Since 1975, the Board has presented fall Student Clinics to give hints on how to select a project, what makes a good display, and to clarify rules and answer general questions, and Teacher Workshops are offered to help teachers. The Fair moved to the Convention Center proper in 2000 with major funding from the Synopsys Outreach Foundation.
The mission of SCVSEFA is to inspire and develop middle school and high school students across Santa Clara Valley to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and prepare them for their future endeavors. Historical comments from early leaders describe the fair as recognizing students for their work in science, promoting their interests in scientific vocations, and opening doors to industry or other outlets for their talents.
Last updated March 7, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: March 9–10, 2026 – Synopsys Championship; March 29, 2026 – Synopsys Championship Award Ceremony
The Championship is run by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association (SCVSEFA), which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2010. Participation is usually 900 to 1000 students, and it is open to Santa Clara County students in grades 6 to 12 in public, private, parochial, or home schools. Since 1995, every project is judged only after talking with the student, and awards are based on the students’ explanations and defenses of their work, with displays treated as accessory. Students from Russia have visited the fair with their projects since 2001, and those projects are displayed but not officially judged. Tech papers were added in 1980 as optional entries in addition to the physical projects they were based on, but tech papers are no longer part of the fair because of a limited number of available judges. The fair’s logo was modernized in 1984 by artists at NASA and represents a computer chip without all its leads. Since 1975, the Board has presented fall Student Clinics to give hints on how to select a project, what makes a good display, and to clarify rules and answer general questions, and Teacher Workshops are offered to help teachers. The Fair moved to the Convention Center proper in 2000 with major funding from the Synopsys Outreach Foundation.
The mission of SCVSEFA is to inspire and develop middle school and high school students across Santa Clara Valley to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and prepare them for their future endeavors. Historical comments from early leaders describe the fair as recognizing students for their work in science, promoting their interests in scientific vocations, and opening doors to industry or other outlets for their talents.
Last updated March 7, 2026.
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