The Research Project Synopsis
The Research Project Synopsis will be the basis for determining who will be the participants in the Metro Richmond Science Fair. In this section, both general and specific information about preparing a synopsis for science, computer science, engineering and/or mathematics projects are provided. Since a good Research Project Synopsis is extremely important to a student’s acceptance into the MRSF, all students and teachers should review the information found in the links below. The Synopsis should include all of the sections listed in Parts of the Synopsis. The rules concerning the length of the paper, the font, the number of copies to submit, etc. can be found in the Synopsis Guidelines & Procedures. The Synopsis is not necessarily intended to be the complete research paper, especially in the case of advanced research. It is designed to give the screeners a relatively complete summary of the student’s work in order for them to score the project. Screening is meant only to select the projects that will be displayed at the Fair, not to select the winners. Due to the large number of projects that must be read on each of the Screening Days, the Fair has established limits on the length of the Synopsis. These page limits may be found in the Synopsis Guidelines & Procedures. Students with more complete versions of their paper should bring them to the Fair to display for the judges. Parts
of the Synopsis
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