Please note that at this time we are not yet taking applications for the 2025 BEST Medicine Fair

How To Apply

Understanding the Eligibility and Rules and properly completing all of the paperwork is an important part of completing your BEST Medicine project.
Open to students in grades 6-12 at any public, private, parochial, or home school. All BEST Medicine projects should include an engineering approach to solve a medical or environmental problem.

Review the Eligibility Requirements Here

Please review the BEST Medicine Handbook to familiarize yourself with important dates, procedures, and notes about the competition.

BEST Medicine Handbook

Projects for participation in BEST Medicine Engineering Fair must fall into an approved category.

The Scientific Review Committee has the authority to change or add project categories as necessary.

Categories for BEST Medicine Engineering Fair

Note: If you competed at NEOSEF, the forms that you submitted will also apply to our fair. You will need to fill out Form 10 and Appendix E from the PDFs. These can be compiled into one PDF and submitted at the registration link.

Participant Registration Form

INDIVIDUAL participants must complete ALL forms in the following PDF unless otherwise marked as non applicable.

TEAM participants must jointly complete ALL forms in the following PDF unless otherwise marked as non applicable. Team members must complete certain forms in the PDF separately as marked.

Please download, complete, and postmark to the address below by April 1st, 2025.

Cleveland State University, Washkewicz College of Engineering 2121 Euclid Ave., WH 305 Cleveland, Ohio 44115-2214 

Student Application Form

Please complete this form allowing media of event to be released.

Media Release Form

Contact Us

For questions, or more information on the BEST Medicine Engineering Fair, contact:

BEST Medicine Chair: Brian Davis, Ph.D.

(216) 687-2556

BESTMedicine@CSUOhio.edu