Do some projects require the filing of special papers?
Students doing projects involving invertebrate or vertebrate animals, human subjects, recombinant DNA, tissue, pathogenic agents, or controlled substances, need to file Scientific Review Committee Proposal Papers with the Santa Cruz County Fair before they begin their research. These papers are available from sponsoring teachers, or from our website. These papers must be filed before February 1st. Students who are hoping to participate in Santa Cruz County Fair should file papers even though they do not know whether they will be eligible for the Fair this year.