Volunteers

Welcome Volunteers!

The NSB volunteers have been the key to the success of the National Science Bowl® for the past 35 years and we look forward to working with YOU to help make the 2025 National Science Bowl® even better!! If you are interested in volunteering at a regional competition between January 2025 and March 2025, please email national.science.bowl@science.doe.gov.

Thanks for your interest in volunteering!

Volunteer Roles for Virtual NSB events:

Please see the following link for a brief overview of a virtual NSB event. Or please click here for more information on virtual volunteer roles. Training sessions will be provided in January for all virtual volunteers.

Volunteer Roles for In-Person NSB events:

During the competitions, volunteers are assigned to be competition room officials:

Moderator: [.pdf]

~ Reads questions to teams
~ Science/engineering/math background required
~ Important rules for moderators

Question Judge: [.pdf]

~ Assists Moderator
~ Science/engineering/math background preferred

Rules Judge: [.pdf]

~ Enforces rules of the game

Timekeeper: [.pdf]

~ Keeps match time
~ Age 16 or older

Scorekeeper: [.pdf]

~ Keeps match scores
~ Age 15 or older

Score Runner

~ Picks up scores from matches and takes to scoring room
~ Age 10 or higher

Rules for the National Science Bowl®

New to the National Science Bowl®? Take a few minutes to review the training videos below:

 

Moderator and Judge Training

Timekeeper Training

 

 

View Previous Final Rounds from past National Science Bowl National Events

2018 National Science Bowl® Final Match Videos on YouTube:

2017 National Science Bowl® Final Match Videos on YouTube:>

2016 National Science Bowl® Final Match Videos on YouTube:

2015 National Science Bowl Final® Match Videos on Youtube:

2014 National Science Bowl Final® Match Videos on Youtube:

2013 National Science Bowl Final® Match Videos on YouTube:

2012 National Science Bowl Final Match® Videos on YouTube: