Science Fair Volunteers

NIH Science Fair Volunteers

NIH Scientists Serving Community Schools

The NIH Science Fair volunteers are NIH researchers, clinicians, and other professionals who are available to judge science fairs at local schools within the Washington DC metropolitan area. The NIH Office of Science Education is proud to sponsor this service, uniting scientists, teachers, and students in support of quality science education.

Picture of teacher, student, and scientist at a science fair.

Picture of student explaining his science fair poster to a judge.

“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure science.” - Edwin Powel Hubble

“The scientific mind does not so much provide the right answers as ask the right questions.” - Isaac Newton

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.” - Louis Pasteur