{"id":1270,"date":"2020-09-24T18:07:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T01:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/?page_id=1270"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T23:51:35","slug":"register-for-vdsf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/vdsf\/student-teacher-info\/register-for-vdsf\/","title":{"rendered":"Register for VDSF"},"content":{"rendered":"

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KEY REGISTRATION DATES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Student registration opens:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong> Friday, January 15, 2027\u00a0 12:00:00AM<\/h4>\n

Student registration closes:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span> Wednesday, February 10, 2027 11:59:59PM<\/h4>\n

Final e-mail confirmations<\/span> will be sent out by Friday, February 12.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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[Last updated:<\/strong> August 2026]<\/p>\n

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HOW TO REGISTER FOR VDSF<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Is your school new<\/span> to VDSF? <\/strong><\/span>If so, your sponsor teacher needs to be added to VDSF Teams as early as possible (ideally by late October). Your school’s VDSF contact can put in a request for them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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  1. Ask your teacher sponsor for the link to the<\/strong> VDSF Registration form<\/b><\/span><\/a>. You must be signed in as a VSB student to access it. Each project partner completes and submits their own form.<\/li>\n
  2. Check your<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0VSB e-mail<\/span> for an e-mail from VDSF within the next 24 – 36 hours.<\/strong> This e-mail will assign you a\u00a0project tag <\/strong><\/span>(put this in your subject line for all future e-mails with VDSF and GVRSF) and provide links for submitting your project profile<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0project abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. If your project is flagged for ethics approval<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, you will be prompted to submit a formal request<\/a> or explain why your project is exempt<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Continue to check your VSB e-mail regularly for updates to your registration status<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong> If any part(s) of your registration are missing, follow up right away!<\/li>\n
  4. All applicants will be e-mailed after registration closes.<\/strong> If your project has been waitlisted, follow the instructions provided as you may still have a chance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Watch for that confirmation e-mail!<\/strong><\/span> A completed registration does not<\/strong> automatically mean that a project has been accepted to VDSF.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    Top 5 reasons why your registration is incomplete<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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    1. \"\"<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>No teacher verification:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Your project was selected for VDSF, but your teacher sponsor hasn’t submitted their nomination form. Check with them!<\/li>\n
    2. Your project partner:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>You’ve submitted your registration form, but your project partner hasn’t. Check with them!<\/li>\n
    3. Missing project profile and\/or project abstract: <\/strong><\/span>Check your VSB e-mail for the links to these forms. Maybe you started writing the project abstract, but haven’t finished it. Project abstracts are read by judges and used to review waitlisted projects.<\/li>\n
    4. Pending ethics check: <\/strong><\/span>Your project was flagged because it involved the use of humans and\/or animals, but not in a way that requires ethics approval. Be ready to provide additional details to see if an exemption is justified.<\/li>\n
    5. Pending ethics approval: <\/strong><\/span>You either haven’t submitted a formal request to vdsfethics@gvrsf.ca<\/a> <\/span>(or didn’t include vdsfprojects@vsb.bc.ca<\/a><\/span> on your e-mail) or haven’t answered the GVRSF ethics reviewer’s follow-up questions. Don’t delay on this!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      AFTER REGISTRATION CLOSES<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

      What happens after your project has been accepted to VDSF<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

      KEEP THAT CONFIRMATION E-MAIL! <\/strong><\/span>It contains links to various Microsoft Forms for indicating your availability for judging sessions, along with other useful info.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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      #1. Submit <\/span>PROJECT CONFIRMATION FORM <\/strong><\/span>& <\/span><\/strong><\/span>PROJECT DISPLAY CHECK\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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      Submit ONCE <\/span>per project<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n