38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Background Hair loss resulting from follicular miniaturization and stem-cell exhaustion lacks effective biological reversal strategies. Traditional hair restoration relies on follicular tran…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) propulsion accelerates electrically conductive fluids through the Lorentz force generated by orthogonal electric and magnetic fields, offering a silent, mechanicall…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
MicroMCED is designed to bring routine multicancer screenings to more people with an accessible point of care blood test. Current screening tests require expensive specialized equipment that…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study investigated Martian soil and different way to enhance the soil for plants to grow on Mars because the soil on this planet is not able to support life let alone grow food. I teste…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
I will use different types and concentrations of microplastics in soil to see how they affect plant growth.
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
In this experiment, I will be testing which algae- Chlorella vulgaris or Arthrospira platensis- will absorb more carbon dioxide. I will use the pH of the solutions before and after a 7 day p…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Plant callus cells are undifferentiated, disorganized, proliferating cells that can form on plant tissues in response to wounding in vivo or phytohormone-induced stimuli in vitro, and are us…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The rise in cases of depression, anxiety, and other emotional disorders has led to an alarming increase in deaths from self-inflicted causes, especially among adults under work, academic, an…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division) Second Award
Mind Your Meds: A Timed Pill Dispenser Elijah Alcheck and Caden Eaton Objective/Goal: The goal of our project is a timed pill dispenser for seniors. Many seniors have trouble remembering to…
CYSF · 2026
The Mini Magnetic Accelerator is a safe and fun science project that uses magnets and steel balls to show how energy and motion transfer from one object to another.
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
To develop and launch an EMR-based intervention designed to identify HCV-positive patients who were undiagnosed or lost to follow-up and measure its impact on re-engagement and referral rate…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a high mortality disease identified as one of the Top 10 eradicable global diseases. In Alberta, there are about 19,000 HCV patients, with 50 -75% being undiagnose…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
Working memory is what allows us to manipulate the information stored in our short-term memory. In this project, we wanted to learn more about how working memory ability changes over differe…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The United States is linguistically diverse. Approximately 23% of individuals in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Of those same individuals, 61% speak Spanish.…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
The purpose of this project is to first build a software enabled recommendation engine that can assist prediabetics in mitigating postprandial glucose spikes. The goal of this is to eventual…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
I will be determining which soil-remediating amendment, when integrated into the soil, increases the salt content in the leachate most effectively.
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
This project presents the design and testing of a multi-stage system created to reduce greenhouse gases, specifically hydrocarbons, from the air. A tall steel structure supports a sealed sys…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Senior Division) Fourth Award
Oil spills are a prevalent and persistent problem in the current work, where the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration responds to over 150 oil and chemical spills in U.S. waters annually.…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Post-hoc domain generalization (PDG) methods aim to generalize machine learning models to unseen target domains using only source-domain information leveraged after training. Unlike train-ti…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Senior Division)
As people age, their sleep quantity and quality decline, and insomnia becomes more prevalent, particularly in individuals aged 60 and older. The mechanisms underlying age-related insomnia ar…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In the search for renewable energy, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) powered by organic waste represent a promising solution. This research is significant due to the integration of AI for intelli…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
With a growing and aging population taking an increasing number of prescription medications every year, adverse drug reactions are becoming increasingly common. Despite this, most clinical d…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In the pursuit of sustainable energy, converting methane to hydrogen presents a vital pathway for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While methane is a potent feedstock, traditional reform…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
KARS1 encodes bifunctional cytoplasmic and mitochondrial lysyl-tRNA synthetases, and biallelic loss-of-function variants cause infantile-onset progressive leukoencephalopathy (LEPID) and rel…
CSEF · 2026
Mathematical Sciences (Senior Division)
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects 55 million people worldwide and is a major contributor to the global burden on healthcare systems, families, and caregivers. It has been found that detectabl…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
Methylmercury, a bioaccumulative toxin linked to neurological damage, enters cells by mimicking essential nutrients. Its L-cysteine conjugate structurally resembles L-methionine, hijacking l…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
The blood–brain barrier (BBB) is a selective physiological barrier that regulates the movement of molecules between the bloodstream and the central nervous system. In neuroinflammatory condi…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Senior Division)
This project investigated how dietary macronutrients affect the rate of glucose diffusion across a semi-permeable membrane. The hypothesis was that fiber and protein would reduce glucose dif…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Traffic congestion is one of the most persistent urban challenges in the United States, costing Atlanta-area commuters over 65 hours and approximately $1,164 per driver in 2024. Traffic cong…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
IC 4634 is a planetary nebula with a striking double-S shape, whose curved arcs and distant knots preserve a record of its outflow history. This study presents the first 3D morpho-kinematic…