Society for Science selects 100 educators for the 2026–2027 Advocate Program, investing $326,000 to expand student access to scientific research and science competitions

Key takeaways: Society for Science selected 100 educators for the 2026–2027 Advocate Program. In total, the Advocates will receive $326,000…
Students of 2026–2027 Advocate Alyson Saunders, Dexter Regional High School (Dexter, Maine), receiving instruction on how to make observations using their senses to enrich Pasco sensor data collection in a glacially influenced coastal environment. Diamond Beach, Iceland.
Students of 2026–2027 Advocate Alyson Saunders, Dexter Regional High School (Dexter, Maine), receiving instruction on how to make observations using their senses to enrich Pasco sensor data collection in a glacially influenced coastal environment. Diamond Beach, Iceland. Erin Towns Photography

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JIC 2025 Finalist Grid

Thirty inspiring middle school scientists and engineers shine as finalists in the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

Student by project board.

Young inventors investigating solutions for the visually impaired

Ezekiel Wheeler wearing a headset as he works on a mission at Space Academy

How four Thermo Fisher JIC 2024 winners pursued summers of STEM

Fun Facts about the 2025 Thermo Fisher JIC Top 300 Junior Innovators

Congratulations to the Top 300 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators! We’re excited to celebrate these outstanding middle school scientists and their achievements.

Society for Science recognizes Top 300 middle school innovators in nation’s premier STEM competition

Students visit the BUGMobile at Regeneron ISEF

From Bugs to DNA, Ohio students get hands-on at Intel® Education Outreach Day

Two Regeneron STS finalists looking on a tablet at something fascinating.

Advice from Regeneron Science Talent Search Alumni: Why You Should Apply

Eric Sporkin, an alumnus of the 2007 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), a program of Society for Science, and a software engineer at Jane Street, a quantitative trading firm.

Conversations with Maya: Eric Sporkin

A scientist presents in front of a classroom full of students

Science in Action: Regeneron scientists connect with students in Science News Learning classrooms

2025 Advocate Grants announcement - teacher Karen Maninang with students at Harvest Preparatory Academy in Yuma, AZ

Empowering Mentors, Inspiring Innovators: Society for Science invests $228,000 to support 70 STEM educators mentoring the next generation

A young male is wearing a red tie and posing next to his project board.

The importance of healthy microbes in livestock beds

Three women posed for a photo wearing a black, red and cupcake dress.

Society’s Lemelson Invention Education Ambassadors make their mark in 2024–2025 season

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