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Baylor BU Heart of Texas Regional History Fair Registration

Registration

Welcome to the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair (HOTRHF) registration page. 

The registration period for the 2023 HOTRHF will be December 18, 2023-January 22, 2024. The deadline for documentaries, papers, and websites is February 1, 2024  at 5 pm.

Registration for the HOTRHF is through our online registration system, ZFair. Sponsors (teachers) should register first, as they must be registered in order to sign up their students.

Click here to go to ZFair

Registration for Sponsors

All sponsors are required to create a new account, even if you registered for last year's fair. You are able to use the same username and password from last year's fair. Please note your username and password as these will allow you to log in to the online registration system and manage your students' project registration and submissions.

Students are only able to register once you have registered. Registration for students may be completed through sponsors' accounts; however, please make sure that you select the student option from the drop-down Register menu.

To register:

  1. Click Create Account and choose Teacher from drop down menu
  2. Fill out First Name, Last Name, and Email Address
  3. Fill out Teacher's Personal Information
  4. Choose School ****If your school is NOT listed, please contact the HOTRHF office.
  5. Fill out Addition Information regarding your school and school district
  6. Agree to Permission and Waivers
  7. Logout

Once registered, you will be able to manage all your registered students via the My Students tab. Sponsors can edit/view participant, link to a project, and unlink from a project. The edit/view participant allows you to update the student’s information as well as upload the necessary paperwork and project link.

If information is updated in the system, please log out and immediately log back in to view the change.

Registration for Students

Your sponsor MUST be registered before you can register. Please see the Special Registration Instructions for Group Projects for information on registering group projects.

All students are required to create a new account, even if you registered for last year's fair. You are able to use the same username and password from last year's fair. Be sure to take note of your username and password. 

To register:

  1. Click Create Account and choose Student from drop down menu
  2. Fill out First Name, Last Name, and Email Address
  3. Select Student when prompted on the Register as a ? screen
  4. Fill out Registration-Personal Information
  5. Select School, Teacher, and Grade ****Your teacher/sponsor must be registered. If you have other co-sponsors, you may select up to 2 additional sponsors.  
  6. Fill out Addition Information
  7. Select Create New Project or Link/Join Existing Team Project
  8. If creating a new project, fill out the title, category and project description. You will be asked if the project is a team project.
    1. This section requires a Project Description. Please write a short, but descriptive summary of your project. The project description will be used in the selection of special awards.
    2. At this time, if your projects are ready to be uploaded, please upload them under project link and written materials (see Virtual Submission for more information).
    3. You will have the opportunity to upload your projects later if they are not ready during registration. Please still continue with your registration.
  9. Confirm information
  10. Agree to Permissions and Waivers ****A parent/guardian to agree to the authorizations and waivers.
  11. Click I Agree
  12. Logout

If information is updated in the system, please log out and immediately log back in to view the change.

Special Registration Instructions for Group Projects

If you are the first member of the group project to register, please select Create New Project and select team project when prompted. You will be provided with a Team Key at the end of your registration. Please share this key with other members of your group as they will need it to register.

If another member of your group has already registered, select Link/Join Existing Team Project. You will need to provide the Team Key. The Team Key was provided to the first student that registered a group project.

Heart of Texas Regional History Fair

Carroll Library Building
1429 S. 5th St.

Heart of Texas Regional History Fair
Baylor University
One Bear Place #97186
Waco, TX 76798-7186

hotfair@baylor.edu
(254) 710-3783
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