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The Edison Fairs team gives congratulations to all students for an excellent showing. You may view the awards show on YouTube or watch the Facebook Live stream. Image source: Invention Convention official Facebook page

View event details From the source: Looking for students, teachers, hobbyists, entrepreneurs, business owners, retirees, inventors, or anyone with curiosity and a tinkering spirit can make their ideas come to life.Fab Lab & Edison Inventors,P. T. Barnum American showmanCome one come all to the greatest show in Ft Myers.EIA is putting our team back together… Read more: May 26: Rist Family Foundation FabLab at the IMAG

July 18-29, 2022  |  8:30AM -1:30PM  |  Mon-Fri  |  Whitaker Hall Microbes: What is Life? Regional Science fair participants are invited to join us for this special two-week event with microbiologist, Dr. Kimberly James!  Students will work in microbiology laboratories studying our tiniest friends and foes.  For additional information, please call 239-590-7444 or email whitakercenter@fgcu.edu … Read more: FGCU Summer Research Opportunity Topic: Microbiology

Congratulations to our wonderful students who participated in the March 22nd awards program! The Lee Schools YouTube channel has uploaded both programs for people who either couldn’t attend or wish to re-watch the proceedings. Science Fair Awards Inventors Fair Awards

FGCU MATHLETES CIRCLE PRESENT  Event: AMC Day Presentation – Mathemagic And The Path To Your College Dream   Presenters: Prof. Yusnier Viera (Guinness World Record Holder) Description: Please join us with the inaugural AMC lecture by Prof. Yusnier Viera who is known as the Cuban American mental calculator. He is also known as “The Human Calendar”… Read more: AMC Day Presentation – Mathemagic And The Path To Your College Dream

The 2022 Edison Awards Young Edison Challenge will launch on November 1st. Students are invited to showcase their creativity by creating a new, innovative product or service and developing a plan to market it. The top three student innovations will be named “Young Edison” Student Winners. Each of the three winners will receive a trip… Read more: Edison Awards offers Edison Young Challenge

The judging is complete, the scores have been tallied and the wait is almost over. Join the Invention Convention community as 440 student inventors from across the country take center stage June 24 at the Raytheon Technologies Invention Convention U.S Nationals Awards Ceremony, powered by The Henry Ford. The event begins at 6:45 p.m. EDT, with student inventors Arianna… Read more: Inventors National Awards – The Big Day Is Almost Here!

STEM Students from Charlotte and Lee County Earn Top Awards at State Science Fair For Immediate Release Contact – Re: Thomas A. Edison Regional Science & Inventors Fairs – Media inquiries to Lee Hughes, lee.hughes@edisonfairs.org, 239-337-8315 Nineteen (19) Grand Award Winners from the 64th Annual Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science and Engineering Fair participated in… Read more: 2021 State Science Fair Winners

You are cordially invited to our 2021 Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Regional Science & Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony. This year’s awards programs will be streamed virtually on LeeSchoolsTV’s YouTube Channel (@LeeSchoolsTV ) on Thursday, March 11. It’s going to be a double feature with Inventors Fair Awards at 5 PM, followed by Science Fair Awards… Read more: 2021 Science & Inventors Fairs Awards

The Thomas A. Edison Regional Science and Inventors Fairs (TAERSIF) is pleased to announce the winners of our Innovate Worldwide! T-shirt & Face Mask Art Contest. The contest was open to all students, grades K-12, who attend school in Charlotte and Lee Counties. Public, private and home-schooled students were invited to participate. Students were invited… Read more: 2021 Innovate Worldwide Art Contest Winners

Southwest Florida middle school students compete successfully at national Science and Engineering event For Immediate Release Contact – Re: Thomas A. Edison Regional Science & Inventor Fairs– Media inquiries toLee Hughes, lee.hughes@edisonfairs.org or call 239-337-8315 Three Southwest Florida students who competed in this year’s Thomas Alva Edison Science and Inventors Fairs were selected as the “Top… Read more: Congratulations Top 300 Broadcom MASTERS

Elementary Science Expo cancelled due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) For Immediate Release Contact – Re: Thomas A. Edison Regional Science & Inventor Fairs– Media inquiries to Lee Hughes (lee.hughes@edisonfairs.org) or call 239-337-8315. Additional information is available at edisonfairs.org website and at the https://twitter.com/EdisonFairs page. The health and safety of students, staff, and community members that attend… Read more: 2020 Elementary Science Expo CANCELLED

Awards given to Thomas Alva Edison Kiwanis Science & Engineering Fair winners For Immediate Release Contact – Re: Thomas A. Edison Regional Science & Inventor Fairs– Media inquiries to Lee Hughes (lee.hughes@edisonfairs.org) or call 239-337-8315. Additional information is available at edisonfairs.org website and at the https://twitter.com/EdisonFairs page. To view the Kiwanis Science Fair Awards Ceremony… Read more: 2020 Science Fair Winners

EDIT: As of February 18th, 2020, applications are now closed. ATTENTION Junior Division participants, FGCU is still accepting application for our 2020 Summer Research Opportunity (SRO). APPLY NOW at https://edisonfairs.org/sro-application/.