Guides
Science competition guides
Straight answers for high-school researchers: how each ISEF category is judged, what actually wins, the mistakes that sink projects, and the rules for ISEF, Regeneron STS, and JSHS. The same knowledge that powers the Finalia mentor — free to read.
Competitions
ISEF categories
All 21 ISEF categories — pick where your project competes best.
Animal Sciences
Difficulty: high
Biochemistry
Difficulty: high
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Difficulty: high
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Difficulty: high
Chemistry
Difficulty: medium
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Difficulty: medium
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Difficulty: medium
Embedded Systems
Difficulty: medium
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Difficulty: high
Environmental Engineering
Difficulty: medium
Mathematics
Difficulty: high
Microbiology
Difficulty: medium
Physics and Astronomy
Difficulty: high
Plant Sciences
Difficulty: low
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Difficulty: medium
Systems Software
Difficulty: high
Translational Medical Science
Difficulty: high
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Difficulty: medium
Materials Science
Difficulty: high
Engineering Mechanics
Difficulty: medium
Computational Science and Engineering
Difficulty: medium
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