Below is the tentative schedule for the 2025 Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, held on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The programming will primarily take place at the State Farm Center and the Illini Union.
The schedule may be subject to change.
2025 Schedule – May 2-3
| Day | Event | Time | Location |
| Friday, May 2 | Doors open for participants | 7am | State Farm Center |
| Poster Session Check-in/Set-up | 7-10am | State Farm Center | |
| Vendor/University Booths | 9am-Noon | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session – Judges Meeting | 9:45-10:15am | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session Welcome | 10:25-10:30am | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session 1 Presentations/Judges | 10:30am-1:30pm | State Farm Center | |
| Open viewing to public | 1:30-2:30pm | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session 2 Presentations/Judges | 3-6pm | State Farm Center | |
| Banquet doors open | 6:15-7pm | Illini Union | |
| Banquet Program begins | 7-8:30pm | Illini Union | |
| Post Banquet Activities | 8-10pm | TBD | |
| Saturday, May 3 | Illini Union | Paper Session Check-In | 8-9am | Illini Union |
| Paper Session Welcome | 9-9:30am | Illini Union | |
| Judges/Student Meeting | 9-9:30am | Illini Union | |
| Paper Session | 9:30am-12:30pm | Illini Union | |
| Saturday, May 3 | State Farm Center | Doors Open | 7am | State Farm Center |
| Poster Session Check-In | 7-8:45am | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session – Judges Meeting | 7:45-8:45am | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session Welcome | 8:55-9am | State Farm Center | |
| Poster Session Presentations/Judging | 9am-12:30pm | State Farm Center | |
| Special Lunch | 1-2:30pm | TBD | |
| Field Trips | 1:00-4:00pm | Various Locations | |
| Awards | 5-6:30pm | State Farm Center |
Below are the Universities/Colleges currently participating in the College Fair
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- College of Education
- Grainger College of Engineering UAR
- Prairie Research Institute
- College of ACES
- College of Applied Health Sciences
- Health Technology
- Undergraduate Admissions
- Bradley University
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Southern Illinois University