The Top 5 Winners of the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge, Washington DC

Congratulations to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Winners!

Society for Science is thrilled to introduce the inspiring top winners of the premier middle school STEM research competition, the Thermo Fisher JIC.

Read the Press Release

Watch the Awards Ceremony

View the 2024 Project Showcase

 

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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.

Read the press release

View the Top 300 Innovators

The 2023 JIC finalists on a dock cheering.

Congratulations Entrants!

Congratulations to all 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Entrants! View the 2024 Entrants page here.

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.

Learn about Shanya’s project

Read more about Shanya

Shanya Gill presenting her project at Public Day 2023
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How to Compete

Important Dates

Application Closed

February 1, 2024 – June 12, 2024 at 11:59PM ET

Top 300 Junior Innovators Announced

September 4, 2024

Top 30 Finalists Announced

September 18, 2024

Finals Week

October 24, 2024 – October 30, 2024

Winners Announcement

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

For Educators

Educators are key accelerators of students’ achieving in STEM. We have curated a selection of resources to provide support to educators who are interested in helping their students become more engaged with STEM. If you’re an educator eager to help your students learn more about the research process, find a topic of interest, formulate scientific questions, or help with the application cycle, click here! We also have information on how to affiliate a fair at your school if there isn’t one in your area. 

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2024 Highlights

Watch highlights from 2024 Finals Week to see finalists in action and read the press release to learn about the winners.

Affiliated Fairs

The Society’s network of affiliated science fairs around the globe are critical to the success of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and Thermo Fisher JIC. Resources for science fair personnel include:

 

  • Affiliated Fair Dashboard
  • Affiliated Fair Guidelines
  • Resources for Science Fair Management
  • Standards for Science Fairs
Find Resources for Affiliated Fairs

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