Greater Nebraska Science
and Engineering Fair

GNSEF is a regional fair that includes much of the eastern portion of Nebraska, bounded on the east by the Missouri River and on the west by Clay county. Anyone in grades 6-12 attending school in this region is eligible to compete.

Top of Fair Winners for 2011

Karen Cheng is from Millard. Karen is a senior at Millard North High School, her teacher is Angela Cramer. The title of her project is: "Factors Affecting the Susceptibility of High School Students to NIHL due to iPods"

Mikayla Messing is from Columbus. Mikayla is a senior at Columbus Lakeview, her teacher is Ed Kinzer. The title of her project is: "Using Aquatic Plants to Remove Water Contaminants"

Mikayla and Karen are eligible to go to the International Science and Engineering Fair which will be held in Los Angeles this year.

Students do not need to enter another fair before coming to GNSEF-- there are no prerequisites.

The next GNSEF will be held March 23-25, 2012 in Nebraska City, at the Nebraska City High School. GNSEF chooses two winners of all-expense paid trips to compete in the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair each year.

On this web site, you'll find general information about the fair, a schedule, list of awards, and an online registration form and other information you'll need to take your (or your student's) project to the Science Fair.

Schools/teachers: in order to register students, you can use the school/teacher login page. If your school is not shown on the list on that page, please fill in this form and your school will be added to our database, and you'll receive a username and password by email.

How to Claim Scholarship Funds Awarded at GNSEF - students, you can find the forms required to claim your scholarship funds on the awards page.