The toolkit

The feature list is long because the job is long.

Click a card. Each one opens the work that card actually covers, then sends you into the catalog for the rest.

  • Score on any device — rubric, files, comments, optional video interview.
  • Custom rubrics. Weighted rounds. Auto-assign with school / industry / Title I mix, or assign by hand.
  • Captains see who is on a rubric in real time. Peer review when students judge students.
  • Special-award judges, nominations, and auto or manual award assign. Feedback is reviewed before it goes out.
Judging in the catalog →
  • ISEF Wizard and custom wizards. Standard forms or yours.
  • Electronic signatures and wet ink. Upload completed packets. Interactive fill-in.
  • Teachers mark ready. SRC / IRB review. Short codes. Optional student replies.
  • isef.app is free and has no fair. In zFairs, submit-to-enter keeps them off the roster until they submit.
Paperwork in the catalog →
  • Stock companion on every event, or branded splash, colors, and screens.
  • Push notifications, file pages, FAQs, formatted pages, banners, maps via link or webview.
  • One event can have several apps — a judge app and a participant app, each with its own home screen and access.
  • Judging still lives in the mobile browser / judging app, on purpose.
Mobile in the catalog →
  • Live dashboards and the people directory. Custom reports, export, print.
  • Certificates. 16:9 awards slideshow with name pronunciation. Special awards and sponsors.
  • Public showcase with editorial layouts and top-entry picks. Results and archive search.
Reports in the catalog →
  • 800-252-0903 and support@zFairs.com. Full-time staff, Monday through Friday.
  • Free live training on demand. Webinars for a whole crew.
  • White-glove setup and handoff when a new director inherits the fair.
  • Public help wiki at wiki.zfairs.com. Judge support chat on the day.
Support in the catalog →
  • Flex Flows for every role. Promote from one zFairs event to the next. Same login; they finish the next registration.
  • Bulk email and SMS, scheduled, with history. Check-in, floor planner, sessions.
  • Fees, tickets, merch, invoices, POs, donations, sponsorships.
  • API for your other systems. MCP endpoints so technical staff can configure a fair without a ticket for every checkbox.
Full feature catalog →

Nine roles. One event.

Participants, teachers, mentors, attendees, judges, staff, vendors, sponsors, press. A national-scale contest often splits these across several products. You do not have to.

ParticipantsTeachersMentorsJudgesStaffAttendeesVendorsSponsorsPress

Need the long list?

The catalog is searchable and tagged — judging, paperwork, registration, communication, mobile, and the rest. Linked features sit under each item.

Open the feature catalog →

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