NEW 2025 AACS National Competition Manual

The AACS Competition Manual (2025 edition) will govern National Competition from 2026–2030. The AACS Competition Manual (2025 edition) includes the Science Fair Manual.

Each school that plans to have students participating in the AACS National Competition must purchase a manual. The cost is $60, which includes the 2025 AACS National Competition Manual with rules and judging forms and the Science Fair Manual. The manual is copyrighted. We do that to protect our investment in the process. As you understand, there is a lot of staff time invested in the competition process and manual sales are an important source of revenue for the AACS. Schools that purchase the manual have permission to copy, print, and use files throughout their ministry, but they do not have permission to share with anyone outside their school.