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CT High School Science and Humanities Symposium Participation
Registration (Note: deadline to apply to be a presenter has passed.)
If you have trouble with this form, contact ravensseger@uchc.edu.
Students must be Connecticut residents to participate, with the exception of Connecticut residents attending an out-of-state online school.
This form contains "Back" buttons at the bottom of each screen for ease of use. It also contains "Save" buttons which enable you to return to your in-progress form; to access the "Save" functionality, you will be instructed to create a Jotform account, if you don't already have one, when you click on "Save". Clicking on "Submit" will finalize your registration.
Full Name
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First Name
Last Name
Your email address
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School name (full name, no acronyms) or organization name
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If you are the chaperone for a registered high school student, provide the student's school.
School or organization city/town
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If you are the chaperone for a registered high school student, provide the location of the student's school.
School state (must be Connecticut, with the exception of Connecticut residents attending an out-of-state online school) or organization state
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Your participant role
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Please Select
Student Non-Presenter (NOT submitting application to compete)
School Chaperone (teacher or other staff member)
Mentor, Non-chaperone (teacher or other)
Parent/guardian Chaperone (teacher or other staff member is not available to chaperone your student)
STEM Professional/Volunteer
Other Guest
Important: If this a team/group project, follow the team/group guidelines at h.uconn.edu/ct-hsshs. If so, you must select one student to represent the team in competition. That one person must register as "Student Presenter" and the others should register as "Student Non-Presenter".
If you selected "Other Guest" above, please indicate your role, and which student:
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Your school grade
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9
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Your racial identity
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Asian
Black or African American
Native American/Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
White
More than one race
Other
Prefer not to answer
Your ethnic identity
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Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino
Hispanic/Latino
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Your gender identity
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Female
Male
Transgender or non-binary or another gender
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Is your parent a college graduate?
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No
Do you receive free or reduced price meals at school?
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Yes
No
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If you will be under age 18 as of February 28, 2026, you will need to be accompanied by an adult (chaperone) for your school's delegation (group). What will your age be as of February 28, 2026?
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Under age 18
Age 18 or older
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You indicated you will be under 18 on February 28, 2026. Who will accompany you to the symposium? That person must also register for the symposium.
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A school teacher or other staff member
A school staff member is not available so a parent/guardian or other responsible adult will accompany me
I'm not sure yet who will accompany me
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CT HSSHS (CT AHEC/UConn Health staff) will contact the parent/guardian's email address you provide below to obtain permission for you to attend the symposium.
Parent/Guardian Name
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Parent/Guardian's First Name
Parent/Guardian's Last Name
Parent/Guardian's Email
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Parent/Guardian's Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number which will be on file in case of emergency at the symposium.
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CT HSSHS (CT AHEC/UConn Health staff) will contact the teacher/chaperone's email address you provide below to confirm they have agreed to attend with you as your chaperone. (Please discuss with them before submitting this information.) Note: if you are sure that your school is not bringing a delegation of students, you can key in your parent/guardian info here again.
Chaperone's Name
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Chaperone's first name
Chaperone's last name
Chaperone's email address
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example@example.com
If you are NOT applying to present research, and you are not sure who your chaperone will be, click the "Save" button below to be able to return to complete your registration later when you determine who your chaperone will be. Jotform will ask you to create a login/account if you don't already have one, and will email you a link to complete your registration form later.
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For the purpose of continuing the registration form appropriately for the participant role that you indicated on the first page, please tell us again your participant role:
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Student Non-Presenter (NOT submitting application to compete)
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You indicated that you will serve as a chaperone for your delegation to the symposium. Please list the first and last name(s) of the student(s) in your delegation so we can match their registration(s) to yours.
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How will your delegation be traveling to the symposium? (Select all that will apply.)
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Driving myself
Driving student(s)
School bus/van
Student(s) will be dropped off and then picked up later
Unsure at this time
Other
If you are not sure of your delegation members at this time, you can save your registration form for completion later. At this point, click the "Save" button below. Jotform will ask you to create a login/account if you don't already have one, and will email you a link to complete your registration form later when you have determined, to the best of your ability, your delegation members.
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We strongly urge you to consult the "application checklist" on the symposium web page (h.uconn.edu/ct-hsshs) for detailed instructions about how to respond to the below questions. Additional information is available in the "Rules of Competition" document.
Your cell phone number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Your home address
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Street Address
Street Address Line 2
City
State
Zip Code
Your citizenship status
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US Citizen
Lawful permanent resident
International student
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Project title
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Upload your abstract document.
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Research category of competition
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Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Engineering & Technology
Environmental Sciences
Life & Behavioral Sciences
Mathematics & Computer Sciences
Medicine & Health
Physical Sciences
Upload your Statement of Outside Assistance.
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Remember to consult the "application checklist" on the symposium web page (h.uconn.edu/ct-hsshs) for detailed instructions about how to respond to all the questions.
Mentor's name
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Mentor's first name
Mentor's last name
Mentor's organization or school name
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Mentor's email address
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example@example.com
Teacher's name
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Teacher's first name
Teacher's last name
Teacher's email address
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example@example.com
Remember to consult the "application checklist" on the symposium web page (h.uconn.edu/ct-hsshs) for detailed instructions about how to respond to all the questions.
Project description
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Tell us about your project as you would explain it to a friend or local newspaper.
Describe your completed research
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What actual research have you completed, or is it only planned? Was at least part of this research conducted after February 2025?
Outside group presentation
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Has a report of this investigation been presented at a science fair, in an award application, or to any other group?
Data collection
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How long have you been collecting data?
If you have not completed all fields or uploaded documents, you can save your registration/application for completion later. At this point, click the "Save" button below. Jotform will ask you to create a login/account if you don't already have one, and will email you a link to complete this registration/application later. You must complete it by the extended deadline of Monday, December 22, 2025, 11:59 PM.
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