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Congratulations to the Top 300 Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators!

Society for Science is thrilled to unveil the nation’s top middle school scientists and engineers! They come from 36 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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A Decade of Dedication: Congratulations to the 2024-2025 Advocates!

Society for Science has announced the selection of 100 extraordinary educators for the Advocate Program for the 2024-2025 school year. Now in its 10th year, the Society is awarding a total of $326,000 in funding, with the aim of expanding access and opportunity across science and technology for students, acknowledging the critical role educators and mentors play in developing research skills necessary for future scientists, engineers and science-minded citizens.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific JIC top winner named TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year Honoree

Society for Science is thrilled to see that Shanya Gill is being recognized by TIME for her Thermo Fisher JIC research project designing a new type of fire detection kit.

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ISEF 2024 Top 2 Grand Award Winners: Grace Sun, 16, of Lexington, Kentucky and Michelle Wei, 17, of San Jose, California

Congratulations to the Regeneron ISEF 2024 Winners!

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Check out the finalists’ research at our Virtual Project Showcase

Watch the Special Awards Ceremony and the Grand Awards Ceremony

 

Photos of finalists dating back to 1942!

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STS finalists meet with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks with STS finalists at the White House in 1944. This meeting marked the first time finalists visited the White House as part of their weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., starting a tradition that continues today.

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President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson address STS finalists in the Rose Garden 

President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson address the 1961 STS finalists in the White House Rose Garden. Finalist Mary Sue Coleman (front row, left) went on to become president of the University of Michigan and chairwoman of the Society’s Board of Trustees.

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STS finalists meet Senator Kamala Harris on Capitol Hill

2019 STS finalists from California pose with then-Senator Kamala Harris outside her office. During their week in Washington, the students visited Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress from their states.

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The 2017 Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists in Washington, D.C.

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The nation’s oldest and most prestigious science research competition for the country’s best and brightest high school seniors.
ISEF 2023 Grand Award Winners: Teepakorn Keawumdee, 17; Pannathorn Siri, 15; and, Poon Trakultangmun, 18, of Bangkok, Thailand

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Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition awarding approximately $9 million in prizes each year.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge is the premier science and engineering competition for middle school students.

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Discover how we build STEM access by helping mentors of underrepresented and low-income students entering research projects in scientific or engineering competitions.
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Learn how the High School Research Teachers Conference and our new Middle School Research Teachers Conference bring educators together for what one participant called “the best professional development experience of my career.”

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Society for Science announces Top 300 Middle School Innovators in nation’s premier STEM competition

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A Decade of Dedication: Society for Science announces 100 educators in the 10th year of the Advocate Program with $326,000 in support