Student Opportunities

Upcoming Events

Grand Canyon University's Cyber Con

3rd Thursdays of each month @ 4:00-6:00 PM | Virtual

Open to high school students and up.

She Codes: Byte by Byte

March 14, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Arizona Science Center | Register
$25 Per Participant, Lunch Provided | Scholarships Available

Get ready to code, create, and compete at this high-energy Girls in STEM event focused on robotics and computer science! Participants will dive into block coding, race their robots in an Olympic-style challenge, explore the world of hacking and cybersecurity, learn to debug and code through hands-on pixel art, and even discover how DNA and coding languages connect through genetic coding activities. It’s a full day of logic, creativity, and STEM-powered fun! This event is generously sponsored by SIM Arizona.

Lunar Legacy Invitational

April 25, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Fort Tuthill Recreation Area - Flagstaff | Free Event

The Lunar Legacy Invitational will bring together kids interested in robotics from all over to celebrate the exploration of space, Flagstaff’s role in spaceflight, and the legacy being passed from one generation of innovators to the next. If you have a robot, bring it! If you don't, program one of ours. There will be space-themed STEM challenges and the opportunity to explore Flagstaff’s STEM Celebration.

Student Competitions

Arizona Science and Engineering Fair

The Arizona Science and Engineering Fair (AzSEF) is the state science fair for Arizona. Managed by Arizona Science Center, AzSEF brings together first-place winners from school, homeschool, district, county, and regional science fairs across Arizona to compete for thousands of dollars in prizes and scholarships. The Grand Award winners in the Senior Division from the state-level fair will be selected to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (RISEF).

  • February 2nd, 2026: Registration Opens
  • March 7, 2026: Last day for a qualifying school, homeschool, district or regional fair to be completed in order for students to register for AzSEF
  • March 11, 2026: Registration closes
  • March 26 and 27, 2026: AzSEF Event
  • March 28, 2026: Awards Ceremony at Arizona Science Center

International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Regeneron ISEF is coming to Phoenix, Arizona! The Regeneron ISEF event week will be held from May 9-15, 2026 at the Phoenix Convention Center.

Each year, students from more than 60 countries, regions and territories compete in ISEF across 22 different STEM disciplines.

Currently sponsored by Regeneron, ISEF awards nearly $9 million in prizes and scholarships to high school scientists each year, with a top prize of $100,000. Two films released in 2018, Inventing Tomorrow and Science Fair, documented several students’ pathways to ISEF and their experiences during the weeklong competition. Filmed at Regeneron ISEF 2022, National Geographic’s award winning show Science Fair: The Series follows several U.S. and international students as they navigate their way to ISEF.

Field Trips

Intel® Education Outreach Day 2026

The Intel® Education Outreach Day 2026 at the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) will be in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at the Phoenix Convention Center from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm.

This is a unique opportunity for local teachers to bring their students in grades 6-12 to meet ISEF finalists from around the world to learn about project ideation, research design, and overcoming challenges. Student attendees will also participate in many hands-on, interactive STEM activities from many organizations who offer local and national STEM resources and career connections. Intel® Education Outreach Day will instill a sense of awe and excitement in local students, inspiring many to leave with their own scientific questions that could be used to create a research project in the future.

Eligible Grades: 6-12 | Sign Up Deadline: March 31, 2026