Check your eligibility & understand the competition 

• Any New Mexico student in grades 6-12 is eligible – all public, private and home-school students.
• Entires are limited to single individuals. Team projects require separate approval from the regional director.
• Although the project need not be entered in a science fair, the paper must reflect actual science experimentation by the student, or theoretical work of the student in an area of pure mathematics or physics, or the development of a scientific computer model. Papers that are simply literary 'search' papers are not acceptable for competition.
• A student may secure help in structuring, proofreading, and typing the paper. However; all assistance should be noted in the paper's acknowledgments.
• Students submit a written paper by email and then create a PowerPoint presentation for the oral presentation.
• ​The complete format and guidelines are given in this pdf document.

Understand the process

Do an original research project, such as you would do for a science fair project. Write a research paper and prepare an oral PowerPoint presentation..

Once you decide to enter the project in the NMJAS competition:

1. Fill out the registration form
2. Pay a $15 fee (check or PayPal)
3. ​Submit your paper to your regional director by email before the deadline

The actual oral completion will be virtual in 2021. The format and guidelines are given in this pdf document.

• Presenters use PowerPoint for their presentations 
• Presenters are limited to 10 minutes for their presentation and 5 minutes for questions
• Regional winners advance to the State completion (generally in April)

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