Registration

Procedure

Registration for Grade 5 - 12 Projects is a two step process.

STEP 1: School Registration 

Opens Monday, January 12, 2026 

Closes Friday, February 13, 2026 

Each school should identify ONE contact teacher.  That teacher should go to the TSF website and register their school using the google form found on the registration page. This form indicates that a school is intending to send students to participate in this year’s TSF.  Teachers will be asked to estimate the number of projects that they will be sending to the fair.  TSF realizes that this total may change but your best estimate will help us plan to provide sufficient space for the projects.

Only those teachers who register their schools by February 13th will be sent the link for Step 2:  Individual Project Registration.   Last year School Registration was kept open until the deadline for Individual Project Registration but this year we would like to be able to estimate the number of participants earlier and more accurately.

Teachers should register their schools even if they think they will only have one project to enter.  Project Quotas will apply to each school.  See School Quotas under Rules and Regulations.

For Home-schooled students: 

• Please complete the School Registration form using a parent/guardian as the teacher contact.

For Independent entries: School Has No Science Fair Plans 

There are many demands on teachers and students and it will happen that a particular school is focusing on other areas of science and is not planning on promoting science fair in a particular year, even to the extent of encouraging small groups of students to participate.  At the same time, there may be one or two students at the school who have a keen interest in doing a science fair project and who wish to work independently to produce one.  This is a student who is prepared to work on their own outside of classroom and school expectations.   Such students are responsible for discussing their plans at an early stage with their teachers so that there will be time to include their school in the registration process.  

Teachers are asked to support this kind of student initiative by agreeing to be the contact teacher with TSF and register their school by the February 13th deadline.  TSF Registration will then have someone to send the individual project link which can then be forwarded to the participating student.

TSF is requesting that every potential exhibitor have the support of at least one staff member from their school.    The basic responsibilities of the contact teachers are to register their school and forward the Individual Project link to the student.  They will also be asked to make sure that students are familiar with information posted on the TSF website, particularly regarding rules and regulations and registration deadlines. They would also be asked to confirm that the school is not sending other projects to TSF 2026 so that we can be sure that project quotas are respected.  

It is hoped that this teacher will also take an interest in the student’s project, monitor their progress and try to assist if difficulties are encountered.   

If students wishing to participate as an Independent Entry have any difficulties with this process, they should contact TSF Registration at  torontosciencefair@gmail.com well before February 13th.

STEP 2: Project Registration 

Opens Monday, February 16, 2026 

Closes Wednesday, March 4, 2026

A link to a project registration form for students will be sent to each contact teacher by February 16, 2026.  The contact teachers will be asked to pass along this link to the students from their school who have been selected to attend TSF 2026.

Students must complete and submit this form by Wednesday, March 4, 2026.   If there are two students working on a single project, both students should work together to complete one form.  

All Students will need to complete the consent form as part of the registration process.  They will be asked to scan the signed form and upload it as part of he registration process.

It is very important that students complete their Individual Project Registration form by the March 4th deadline.   Once registration lists have been compiled and distributed to committee members for action, no additional registrations can be accepted.