Judging in iGEM is a lot of fun, but it does require a strong commitment. iGEM teams work incredibly hard on their projects over the summer, so we need judges who are also committed to work hard to evaluate them. If you can spend time learning about the judging process during the summer, evaluating team wikis the week before the Jamboree, and attending the Jamboree in September, we would love to have you on board!

We need judges who understand iGEM, and judges who are willing to learn about iGEM. We will provide educational resources to help judges learn how to evaluate teams, and we will help you get up to speed if you are selected.

Please email kim [AT] igem [DOT] org if you have questions!

If you have colleagues who you think should apply, please feel free to direct them to this form.

We're looking for:

• iGEM instructors and advisors
• People who have judged iGEM in the past
• People in the synthetic biology industry
• Synthetic biology researchers who are new to iGEM
• iGEM alumni who want to stay involved

If you are a student on a 2018 iGEM team, you can't apply to be a judge this year. But you can apply when you graduate and become an iGEM alum!