The top 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars attended a virtual event to learn more about the competition and each other’s research projects. Scholars also asked Maya Ajmera and George Yancopoulos about finding success in STEM.

The 2022-2023 STEM Research Grant recipients hail from 24 states and the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Priority consideration is given to educators who serve students from low-income communities, including students of underrepresented and underserved backgrounds. All recipients teach at the middle and/or high school levels and the majority of this year’s cohort are based at public, Title 1 schools. About 90% of the students served are from low-income communities and 76% are from underrepresented groups, including American Indian, Alaska Native, Black and Latinx demographics.