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About GNOSEF

	Inside the UNO Lakefront Arena, projects fill the arena floor.

The Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair (GNOSEF) is one of the oldest such fairs in the nation, as 2005 marked the Fair's 50th anniversary. It is held annually and is affiliated with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Who can enter?
The Fair is open to any student attending middle or high school in the New Orleans four-parish-area which includes Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, and St. Bernard Parishes. Entrants fall into two divisions: Junior Division is middle school students (6-8 grade), Senior Division is high school students (9-12 grade).

State Level
If you think this is your mom's science fair, think again! The GNOSEF awards more than $15,000 in cash and prizes to middle school and high school students. Category winners at the GNOSEF are eligible to compete for state honors at the Louisiana Science and Engineering Fair held at Louisiana State University.

International Level: ISEF
The Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair is one of 10 regional fairs in Louisiana that are affiliated with the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Each year, two area high school students and their teachers are selected by the Fair to compete for more than $3 million in cash and prizes at the Intel ISEF.

Betsy Lopez, an ISEF winner in 2005.

	Kayla Green, an ISEF winner in 2004.

The ISEF is held in a different location each year.

In 2005, the ISEF was held in Phoenix, Arizona, where Betsy Lopez of East Jefferson high School placed fourth in the Environmental Science category.

In 2004, student Kayla Green, of John Ehret High School, won a 4-year, $40,000 scholarship at the Intel ISEF in Portland, Oregon.