Pre-Collegiate Competitions
Georgia Science and Engineering Fair
Georgia Regional Fairs
Student researchers in Georgia qualify for GSEF by advancing from the Regional Fair serving the county in which the student’s school is located.
For more information about qualifying for GSEF, see Advancing from School & Regional Fairs and How to Qualify for GSEF.
GEORGIA REGIONAL FAIR CONTACTS
ABAC Regional (ABAC)
Counties served: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Crisp, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Worth
- David J. Rhode, Director / 229-391-5273 / email
- Kaushalya Sharma Dahal, Co-Director / 229-391-4966 / email
- Sarah Norris, Assistant / 229-391-5254 / email
Atlanta City Regional (ATLA)
Schools served: Atlanta Public School System (APS)
- Tommy Molden, Director / 404-802-2737 / email
- Ramon Reeves, Co-Director / 404-802-1670 / email
- Shannon Harris, Co-Director / 404-802-2677 / email
- Janika Floyd, Assistant / 404-802-2616 / email
Central Savannah River Regional (CSRA)
Counties served: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes
These counties currently feed into the Georgia College Regional.
Clayton County Regional (CLAY)
Counties served: Clayton County
- Tameaka McKinney, Director / 770-227-4062 / email
- Rhonda Drake, Co-Director / 770-989-4702 / email
- Rebecca Dorsey, Secondary Lead / 404-740-0916 / email
Cobb/Paulding Regional (COBB)
Counties served: Cobb, Paulding
- Dawn Hudson, Director / email
- Christian Cali, Co-Director / 770-426-3432 / email
- Alana Davis, Assistant / 770-426-3432 / email
Columbus Regional (COLU)
Counties served: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Talbot
Melissa Niemi, Director / 706-748-2155 / email
DeKalb Regional (DKLB)
Counties served: DeKalb
- Jacqueline Stephens, Director / 678-676-0039 / email
- Kassidy Moore, Co-Director / 678-676-0148 / email
Fulton Regional (FULT)
Counties served: Fulton (schools not in Atlanta Public School System)
- Nicholas W. Collins, Director / 470-254-6811 / email
Georgia College Regional (GCSU)
Counties served: Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson
Griffin RESA Regional (GRIF)
Counties served: Butts, Fayette, Lamar, Newton, Pike, Spalding, Upson
Gwinnett Regional (GWIN)
Counties served: Gwinnett
- Jessica Holden, Co-Director / 678-301-7036 / email
- Deborah Johnson, Co-Director / 678-301-7037 / email
Heart of Georgia Regional (HTGA)
Counties served: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens (incl. Dublin City), Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, Wilcox
If you have information that may help re-establish a Regional Fair for these counties, please contact gsef@uga.edu. Redistributions:
- Bleckley, Pulaski Counties: Houston Regional
- Laurens, Johnson Counties: Georgia College Regional
- Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair Counties: ABAC Regional
- Treutlen, Montgomery, Wheeler Counties: SGSC Regional
Henry Regional (HNRY)
Counties served: Henry
- Kaneice Bembry, Director / 770-957-6547 x 01451 / email
- Danielle Paden, Co-Director / email
- Austin Wilson, Co-Director / email
Houston Regional (HOUS)
Counties served: Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Taylor
- Nicole Page, Director / 478-366-9360 / email
Northeast Georgia Regional (NEGA)
Counties served: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Walton, White
- William Dodd, Director / 706-870-5608 / email
- Julia Schmitz, Co-Director / 706-778-8500 x 1553 / email
- Gene Lou, Assistant / 706-742-8292 / email
Northwest Georgia Regional (NWGA)
Counties served: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Union, Walker, Whitfield
Rockdale Regional (ROCK)
Counties served: Rockdale
Savannah State University Regional (SAVA)
Counties served: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Wayne
- Patrick Dean, Director / 912-358-3185 / email
South Georgia State College Regional (SGSC)
Counties served: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Ware
- Charles Johnson, Director / 912-260-4336 / email
- Bryson Dye, Judging Chair / 912-260-4339 / email
- Lisa Mancil, Assistant / 912-260-4338 / email
Southwest Georgia Regional (SWGA)
Counties served: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster
- Doug Wyatt, Director / 229-500-2375 / email
University of West Georgia Regional (UWGA)
Counties served: Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Polk, Troup
- Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Director / 678-839-6018 / email