Follow this path to be recognized as a BioGENEius:
Apply to your nearest regional science fair (from the list above) and follow all of the directions for participating in that fair. Your project must include a scientific experiment on an application of biotechnology.
Complete an online application for the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge. Click Here for an on-line application. Submissions must be completed at this site by April 15, 2011.
After participating in your regional/state science fair and applying for entry into the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge you may be selected to bring your project to Overland Park, Kansas, on Thursday, May 5th to present as a finalist for the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge. If you are chosen as a Kansas BioGENEius Challenge winner, you will be invited to compete in the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge.
Selection of winners for the KansasBio BioGENEius Challenge will occur in three phases:
1. The first phase will include KansasBio selecting up to three Kansas BioGENEius Finalists as a Special Award at the Kansas City Science and Engineering Fair (an ISEF fair) March 23-26, 2011. Each selected finalist will receive a $200 award.
2. The second phase will include KansasBio selecting up to three Kansas BioGENEius Finalists as a Special Award at the Kansas State Science and Engineering Fair (an ISEF fair) April 1-2, 2011. Each selected finalist will receive a $200 award.
3. The third phase will include oral and poster presentations for up to six finalists on May 5, 2011, in Overland Park, Kansas. Up to three winners will be named Kansas BioGENEius Challenge winners and invited to compete in the U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge, Washington, D.C. on June 24-27, 2011. Each winner will receive a $400 award, as well as travel and lodging costs to attend the competition in Washington, D.C.
NOTE: Below is a pdf document, “Declaration, Discharge And Release Of Information”. This form must be printed and submitted with signature to the Kansas Local Contact at/before the Kansas BioGENEius Challenge on May 5, 2011.
Kansas BioGENEius Challenge Winners will advance to the national competition!
- The U.S. National BioGENEius Challenge will be held on June 25, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
- KansasBio will cover your costs for travel and lodging to attend and participate at the national competition, along with a chaperone, mentor, or parent.
- The top ten finalists in the US National competition will move on to the International BioGENEius Challenge held June 27-18, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
Student Eligibility
1. Students must be enrolled in biology or science-related courses (Grade 9 to 12) in any public or private school within the United States.
2. Individual Students only may submit ONE project for this competition.
3. Research presented in 2011 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 will differ from previous experimentation because ONLY a new and different research project is allowed. The current year project must demonstrate 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 Challenge is allowed.
For more information on Project Guidelines, please click here. For more information regarding the Judging Criteria click here. For more information regarding Rules and Guidelines click hereFor a list of all Local Partners please click here.
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