Application Portal

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before you fill out your application, please have the following information readily available to complete the process efficiently:

Project information

Choice of project track (see BioGENEius Program page)
Project Title (concise!)
Project Abstract (250 words or less)
Project Description (layman’s language; 50 words or less)
A PDF of your entire poster (100MB or less) – see poster guidelines

Student Applicant Information

First name, Last name
Address (street, city, state/province, postal code, country)
Email address
Phone number (to reach applicant, preferably mobile)
Grade level
Date of birth
Headshot (portrait mode, shoulders up, >1.5MB resolution, jpg or png format)

Parent/Guardian Information

First name, Last name
Address (street, city, state/province, postal code, country)

(If different from applicant)

Email address
Phone number (to reach parent/guardian, preferably mobile)

School Information

Name
Address (street, city, state/province, postal code, country)
Main phone number

Mentor Information

First name, Last name
Title
Organization affiliation type
Address (street, city, state/province, postal code, country)
Email address
Phone number (to reach mentor, preferably mobile)

Once you have completed this information, you will have an opportunity to review it and revise your entries before submitting, saving it later for editing or completing some of the final information requests.

Important: please read and acknowledge the Rules and Guidelines below to begin your application.

Rules and Guidelines

Student Eligibility

1 Students attending school in the United States, Canada, and or other designated countries may apply to the BioGENEius Challenges.
2 Students must be enrolled in biology or science‑related courses (Grade 9 to 12) in any public, private school, or home school.
3 Project must have a biotechnology application. For this program, we will use the following definition of biotechnology: 'Biotechnology is the use of the knowledge of biological systems to produce goods and services." See also the definitions of the Challenge categories and decision matrix.
4 Only ONE project submission is allowed for this competition. Group submissions are not allowed (we will accept projects with a group component only if the student indivldually completed a major component and is the sole author of the project. The group component should be clearly stated in the student application and the mentor form. Group derived data is not to be reported in the project - only the student's findings. Students may put group mention in Acknowledgements, e.g., "I would like to thank Dr. Smith and lab members at Stanford University Biology Department for their guidance and assistance in this project."
5 Research presented must be NEW research. Projects may be continued research from previous years. Any project conducted in a similar area of research as previous projects should be considered a continuation. If the project is a continuation, explain as completely as possible how the project differs from previous years and what is the significant progress. Explain when the actual experimental procedure (not the background literature review) will begin and end because ONLY a 12‑month project that occurred within the last 18 months before this year's International BioGENEius Challenges is allowed.

Ethics Statement

The International BioGENEius Challenges has adopted the Intel ISEF ethics statement that each student must adhere to. Students found in non‑compliance with these principles will be automatically disqualified.

"Scientific fraud and misconduct are not condoned at any level of research or competition. This includes plagiarism, forgery, use or presentation of other researchers' work as one's own, and fabrication of data. Fraudulent projects will fail to qualify for competition in affiliated fairs and the BioGENEius Challenge. The Biotechnology Institute reserves the sole right to revoke recognition of a project subsequently found to have been fraudulent."

For additional useful guidance regarding your responsibilities and the conduct of your research, see:

https://sspcdn.blob.core.windows.net/files/Documents/SEP/ISEF/2023/Rules/Book.pdf

International Rules: Guidelines for Science and Engineering Fairs 2023, societyforscience.org/ISEF

Project Guidelines

1 A project is deemed relevant if its content relates to biotechnology's various applications in healthcare. agriculture. and the environment.
2 The project must include scientific experiments that recognize and control all significant variables and demonstrate excellent collection, analysis and presentation, and interpretation of the data.
3 The project should not involve using any dangerous chemicals or biohazardous materials, except under the direct supervision of qualified personnel with appropriate permission and consent forms completed and on file. All required permissions and paperwork of the International Science and Engineering Fair must be completed to conduct the project.
4 If the project uses human subjects, see guidelines for such in the ISEF link above.
5 The project should conform in general with the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF).

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