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This year we celebrate 44 years of the Northwest Science Expo. Since it began in 1984, we have served more than 20,000 students.

• Since 2010 females have outnumbered males at NWSE, ranging from 51-57% of participants.
• In 2010 Kevin and Yale each won the Young Scientist Award at ISEF, in 2022 Rishab won it.
• Since its creation in 2003, the 750 Team Oregon students have won over $4 million in prizes at ISEF.
• NWSE has given away over 7800 awards in the past 20 years ranging from ribbons to scholarships.
• In 2008, the budget for NWSE was $115K which included an assistant fair director.

For the second year in a row, we are facing a budget deficit. In order to keep the fair accessible and meaningful for students, we are launching a fundraising campaign with a goal of raising $25,000.

We want to be transparent about what different fundraising milestones will mean for the fair:

• $15,000 raised → The fair will be held in person at West Linn High School. I know this can happen!
• $25,000 raised → In addition to hosting the fair in person, we will be able to send an additional project from NWSE in to ISEF.

The campaign will run through the PSU Foundation’s online platform in October, which makes it easy for individuals and organizations to donate directly. We’ll be reaching out to alumni, judges, and the broader STEM community, but we also know that your regional networks are incredibly powerful. Your help in amplifying this message will be vital.

Thank you for everything you do to support your students and the NWSE community. We’re in this together, and I’m confident that with your partnership, we can reach our goal.

As an extra incentive for Corporate Donors, this last summer we trialed Lunch and Learn sessions. Each session had 3 students present their projects from the prior year. Projects were selected by a judge from the company with topics of interest to his firm. These were highly successful and created a model for the future.

2027 Budget estimates for fair at West Linn High School

Director salary (12 months)	$34,000
ISEF affiliation & travel for NWSE (travel for each student is about $2,000)	$15,250
Regional Fairs affiliation & travel	$14,100
Supplies & fees	$5,390
Judge meals	$2,500
Facility and equipment rental	$2,000
Team OR shirts, pins	$750

I am available to give presentations about NWSE and its importance to our students. All donations are tax deductible through our fiscal sponsor the PSU Foundation.

We also have title sponsorships available for both NWSE and the fair system. Title sponsorship is $50,000.

Thank you,

Stephanie Jones

NWSE Fair Director and 1992 alum of NWSE

Please Donate Today using the QR code or button. Please visit the Sponsorship page for other options.