Instructions on Registration

How to register your school

1. Please click on Online School Registration
2. Fill in all the appropriate information. Please be sure to type in the proper school name, because this is how your school will be listed in the fair program(s). Please use lower and upper case letters to enter your information. Do not forget to include the word "School" when applicable for your school title; ie Franklin vs. Franklin Elementary School. In the fair booklets, student project listing will include the school name followed by the city, so do not add the city name in the name of the school, unless it is the proper name. The School Registration should be done by one contact at the school. Each year we ask that schools register or sign up for the most up-to-date and accurate information. Enter only one teacher/educator/advisor per registration. We do like to acknowledge all the individuals who have helped with the local fair. Send us an email stating all who have helped and the names you would like to be listed under the school. Please include title (if appropriate), first and last names; ie Mr. Connors vs. Mr. Mike Connors.
3. Once the school information is completed, please select an username for your school (the username will be used by all educators/students who register their projects/research papers online) and password that is easy to remember. REMEMBER TO PRINT OUT A COPY OF SCHOOL SIGNUP FOR YOURSELF. Once completed click save. If the username and/or password is forgotten, please contact the SC/SW MN Regional Science Fair Office at 507-389-2849 or email science.fair@mnsu.edu . Do not re-register your school once you have already registered. If you have forgotten your password or username, contact our office and we will let you know what you entered.
4. You are done! Please confirm that you see the text "Save Complete" – this confirms your registration. Then, the same school coordinator who entered the school information, should proceed to see if the username and password are working. Click on the Online Student Registration (from the home page) and enter your username and password. You will then be able to choose your event. If for any reason, it isn't working for you, contact the science fair office.

Please note: Once the coordinator is done registering his/her school online and has noticed that they have misspelled something, entered incorrect information or the contact person has changed, please contact the regional office at science.fair@mnsu.edu to make any necessary changes. Note: If you are in charge of both grades 3-6 and 7-12 science fair programs, you will need to sign up your school twice, one for each division (elementary and junior/senior high). The username must also be different.

How to do student registration

1. Please click on Online Student Registration.
2. Decide which fair to register for – Now on the top of the page you will see two fields, one for username and one for password. Educators/advisors will get this information from their school coordinator so they can log in. Once logged in, the teacher/advisor will see several fairs that his/her students can register for, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY for which fair and event to register for. Cost is $15 per person per competition. For the Jr./Sr. High division there will be three choices available: one for the Individual Projects, one for the Team Projects, and one for the Research Papers. For the grade school division, there will be one choice: project registration. Both groups (up to three members) and individual registrations are to utilize this form.
3. Entering Information – Once the educator/advisor has selected which fair to participate in, click on "Register".
4. Fill in the appropriate information. Once all information is completed, click on "Print" and print a copy, click on "Register".
5. The form should clear and the educator/advisor should be able to see "Save Complete" near the top of the page. Note: If the sign up is for the Team Projects, and the team only has two people, the third member's info is optional. Be sure to fill out all three exhibitors if there are three. The team form is only for registrations encompassing up to three students per one project. Use the grade level of the student who is in the oldest grade, as this is the level which the project will be judged.
6. Please click on Online Registration Payment.
7. By clicking on the above link, schools and individuals are able to pay project and research paper registrations online! T-Shirt orders along with credit card payments are available at this link as well. (There will be no refunds after January 1, 2010 for the Junior/Senior High Division. There will be no refunds after April 2, 2010 for the Elementary Division.)
8. Choose event whether Jr/Sr High or Elementary Division. Select "Register here" or "Order here" if for T-Shirt orders.
9. Select "Create an account" or enter your Email and Password if you have already registered.
10. "Create an account" if new account. Enter personal information on secure site. Must enter areas beginning with an asterick (*). If you have entered an account before with the same email address, use that same account. Update if needed. Select "Create". (This account may be used year after year.)
11. Review account information. Update if needed. Enter school name, school town and (optional) student names which payment is intended. Select "Continue".
12. Verify sumbitted information. Edit if needed. Select "Continue".
13. Next screen should have at the top "Amount to be charged" Count your number of participants/per event. Enter quantity from pull down menu. The quantity times the cost per event will be displayed. Complete the Credit Card Information by completing all fields proceeded by an asterick (*). Select "Continue".
14. Verify information on screen. Edit if need be. Select "Submit". Registration is not complete until you click "Submit" and receive an email confirmation.