Volunteer

Volunteering is a great way that an individual or corporation can support the Chicago Public Schools Student STEM Exhibition. Consider volunteering to help with one or more of our activities or committees. The committee list may be found here.

If you are not a CPS employee fill out the simple CPS Volunteer Approval Form linked below.

All prospective volunteers must fill out the CPSSSF, Inc. Volunteer Interest Form below.

CPS Volunteer Approval Form

CPS policy now mandates that ALL prospective volunteers be approved at Level II on a yearly basis. To become an approved volunteer, please complete and submit the CPS approval check by following these steps:

  1. Go to the CPS Volunteer Approval Form here
  2. Complete all questions
  3. For "School/Organization" type in "Academic Competitions" and, when the drop-down shows "Academic Competitions", press "Select"
  4. For "Volunteer Type" select "Level II"
  5. When asked "Are you volunteering to coach?" answer "NO"
  6. When asked "Type of volunteer?" select "Corporate/Professional Volunteer"
  7. When asked "I am interested in volunteering in?" select "Competition Judge"
  8. When asked "Are you volunteering for a specific day/overnight trip or school club?" select "NO"
  9. Since approval may take up to 14 days, please complete and submit this application by February 15, 2024.  You will be notified when you are approved.

Volunteer Interest Form

New volunteers applying for the first time will also need to fill out and submit the 'CPSSSF, Inc. Volunteer Interest Form' found here.

75th Annual Exhibition of CPS Student STEM Research

Dates: March 12 - March 16, 2024

Location: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

2025 Exhibition Info

Upcoming Dates & Deadlines

Nov 21st, 2024

Due date for MINI research grant applications

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Dec 6th, 2024Jan 24th, 2025

Regional STEM Exhibition Registration for all Projects, Symposium Papers and Essays

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Dec 9th, 2024

Due date for endorsement requests regarding informed consent certification, human, vertebrate, vertebrate tissue, microbiology, and DNA

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Dec 13th, 2024

Deadline to submit IJAS Cover Designs

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Jan 17th, 2025

Submission deadline for all Symposium Papers and Essays

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