Sponsorship

Sponsorship Opportunities

Major Sponsor - $10,000 - Primary logo placement on event signage, website and distributed branded items (Ex.: t-shirts, water bottles) 5 minute speech at awards ceremony. Free booth at event.  Note: Sponsorship must be received prior to branded items being printed.

Valued Sponsor - $5,000 - Great logo placement on event signage and website. 2 minute speech at awards ceremony. Free booth at event.

Lunch Sponsor 4/15/26  $2,500 - Your donation directly provides food and drink for 250+ students/judges/volunteers. Logo signage at the lunch and inclusion in the Sponsor’s area of event signage and website. Free booth at event. 20 minute presentation to the audience during lunch.

Lunch Sponsor 4/16/26  $2,500 - Your donation directly provides food and drink for 250+ students/judges/volunteers.  Logo signage at the lunch and inclusion in the Sponsor’s area of event signage and website. Free booth at event. 20 minute presentation to the audience during lunch.

T-Shirt Sponsor $2,500 - Imagine students and teachers wearing your prominent logo not only at the fair, but also at schools and areas around the state!  Your donation directly provides the shirt to 250+ students/teachers/volunteers/judges.  The artwork is  being done by a professional graphic designer volunteer now. Includes logo on event signage and website. Free booth at event.

Water Bottle Sponsor - $2,000  By providing small insulated aluminum water bottles (with participant nametags attached and your logo on the bottle along with the Fair’s logo) we will save hundreds of dollars in individual drink costs and model sustainable practices. This also means your logo will be forever on this keepsake useful item.  Logo inclusion on event signage and website. Free booth at event.

Invention Sponsor - $1,000  All categories allow for an additional sub-category of “Invention”. Special awards are provided. Your donation directly supports the physical award purchases.  Logo inclusion in the Category Sponsor’s area of event signage and website. Hand out awards for the category winners at the ceremony April 16th. Free booth at event.

Student Snack Table Sponsor - $1,000  Students have almost 8 hours of judging over two days. While we serve lunch, providing snacks will fortify them till lunch/dinner. Logo signage is provided on the table and on event signage and the website. Free booth at event.

ISEF Finalist Trip - $4,000 - This is a unique opportunity to send an ISEF Finalist to ISEF in Phoenix, AZ May 10-15, 2026 (includes student travel, food, lodging, and registration).  Logo on category directional signage. Logo inclusion in the Awards Sponsor’s area of event signage and website. Hand out award to the winner at the ceremony April 16th. Free booth at event.

Overall Awards Sponsor - Logo on category directional signage. Logo inclusion in the Overall Awards Sponsor’s area of event signage and website. Hand out awards for the overall winners at the ceremony April 16th. Free booth at event. Please indicate the overall awards you would like to sponsor by placing an x in front of the desired award(s).

Overall 1st place for 9-12 grade, Honors, $3,000

Overall 2nd place for 9-12 grade, Honors, $2,000

Overall 3rd place for 9-12 grade, Honors, $1,500

Overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for 9-12 grade, Regular, $1,000

Overall 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for 6-8 grade, $750

Category Sponsor - 9th - 12th Grade Honors - $750, 9th - 12th Grade Regular - $500,  6th - 8th Grade - $250- Logo on category directional signage. Logo inclusion in the Category Sponsor’s area of event signage and website. Hand out awards for the category winners at the ceremony April 16th. Free booth at event.  Categories available for each division:

Animal Science Behavioral Science

Cellular and Molecular Biology Chemistry/Biochemistry

Computer Science/Mathematics Engineering

Environmental Sciences Medicine and Health Sciences

Physics and Astronomy     Plant Sciences

Booth at event - $300  Students/teachers and the general public will have various times dedicated to visiting booths during the two-day event.  We encourage hands-on activities and opportunities for students to experience various STEM careers first-hand.  A table, chair and lunch and refreshments will be included.  STEM businesses and organizations are welcome to exhibit.

Other Ways to Support the Show-Me SCIENCE Competition

Judging - Judges are needed for a 2-4 hour shift on either Wednesday 4/15 or Thursday 4/16.  Must be degreed in the judging category or have 5 years of experience in that career. If this option is selected, we will send you a link to the judging registration form.

Volunteering - Volunteers are needed before (remote work), during (on-site) and after (some remote, some inventory management).  On-site volunteers can choose their desired task (help with data entry, crowd control, setup/tear down, food management, technology, PowerPoint slide creation, etc.)

Donate in-kind help or supplies - Below is a short list of in-kind help that would be greatly appreciated.

Snacks for judges: Grab and go individual portion snacks like granola bars, jerky, cheese sticks, apples, bananas, grapes, small chip/pretzel bags, peanut butter crackers, candy, etc.

Gallons of tea, lemonade 

iPads to use for electronic judging and check-in

Office supplies for students to use to set up their project. (Scotch tape, packing tape, duct tape, small and medium sized binder clips, jumbo paper clips, scissors, rulers, tape measure, erasers, pens, markers, copy paper, colored construction paper, colored pencils, black sharpie markers, etc.)

Walkie Talkies - 8 total units - this would save thousands of steps to be able to contact key volunteers without having to enter everyone’s number in each staff’s phone.

Volunteer Photographer to photograph the fair for the two days - and especially the awards ceremony.

PowerPoint slide show creator - We would like to have a slide presentation that lists the names of the awards and winners and what they won displayed after the award is verbally announced.  Having someone create this ahead of time so that names/schools can be added would be a real blessing.