2024: Society for Science today announced the winners of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (Thermo Fisher JIC), the nation’s premier middle school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition.

Society for Science is excited to announce the recipients of its 2024 STEM Action Grants. A total of $320,500 will be awarded to 66 impactful groups across 22 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico.

Congratulations to the 2024 Regeneron STS Winners!

Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the Top 300 competitors in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) — the nation’s premier STEM competition for middle school students. JIC seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the world’s most intractable challenges. The Top 300 were selected from 1,862 entrants.

Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the Top 300 competitors in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) — the nation’s premier STEM competition for middle school students. JIC seeks to inspire young scientists, engineers and innovators to solve the world’s most intractable challenges. The Top 300 were selected from 1,862 entrants.

Middle school students across the nation were invited to apply for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) after placing among the top 10% of participants at their Society-affiliated science fairs. Congratulations nominees for the 2024 competition!

May 2024: The top winners were honored during two award ceremonies: the Special Awards on May 16 and the Grand Awards Ceremony on the morning of May 17. In total, over $9 million USD was awarded to the finalists based on their projects’ creativity, innovation and depth of scientific inquiry. The competition featured nearly 2,000 young scientists representing 49 U.S. states and nearly 70 countries, regions and territories across the world. 

May 16th, 2024, Los Angeles, CA — Society for Science announced Special Awards of Regeneron ISEF 2024. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at Regeneron ISEF 2024 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.