2026 STEM Research Grant Recipients

Society for Science is proud to name 41 outstanding educators as recipients of its STEM Research Grants program, an initiative dedicated to expanding inquiry-driven science education in middle and high school classrooms nationwide. The awardees will bring hands-on STEM learning to classrooms across 16 states. Among them, 21 educators will receive research kits, while 20 will receive up to $5,000 in funding to inspire creativity and support student exploration in their scientific interests.

This year’s STEM Research Grants program is sponsored by Regeneron and Centurion Foundation. Read the full press release here.

 

Grantees

  • Caden Albrecht, St. George Academy (Washington, Utah)
  • Keith Berry, Hoehne Schools (Trinidad, Colorado)
  • Sherry Bowen, Blackman Middle School (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
  • Kyle Braun, Centerville Middle School (Centerville, South Dakota)
  • Ronald Brillantes, Pahin Sinte Owayawa/Porcupine School (Porcupine, South Dakota)
  • Sarah Camens, Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton, Colorado)
  • Petra-Ann Campbell, Lake Placid Middle School (Lake Placid, Florida)
  • Allia Coultas, Sheridan High School (Sheridan, Wyoming)
  • Erin Cupp, Stonewall Middle School (Stonewall, Oklahoma)
  • Kathy Davis, Tipton Christian Academy (Covington, Tennessee)
  • Jonathan Dumont, SeDoMoCha Middle School (Dover-Foxcroft, Maine)
  • Scott Eckhart, Swink Junior-Senior High School (Swink, Colorado)
  • Stacey Floyd, West Field High School (Ogden, Utah)
  • Cecelia Gillam, Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Tara Hall, New West High School (Buffalo, Wyoming)
  • Kristi Hibbert, Big Piney Middle School (Big Piney, Wyoming)
  • Carolynn Hidalgo, Jose Marti STEM Academy (Union City, New Jersey)
  • Brianna Jenkins, Jackson High School (Jackson, Ohio)
  • Jesse John, Edward R. Murrow High School (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Rise Jongeling, Axtell Park School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
  • Elisa Kensinger, Dickinson High School (Dickinson, North Dakota)
  • Kaycie Klimisch, Maxwell Colony Elementary 04 (Menno, South Dakota)
  • Kaitlynn Krack, Watertown High School (Watertown, South Dakota)
  • Tayler Kriss, Center High School (Center, Colorado)
  • Zafer Kulac, Memphis School of Excellence Mendenhall (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Loret Landavazo-Sornaoglu, Walnut Park Middle School STEM Academy (Walnut Park, California)
  • Kacey Larson, Everitt Middle School (Wheat Ridge, Colorado)
  • Juliette McGhee, Greenback High School (Greenback, Tennessee)
  • Latasha Moseley-Edwards, James B. Dudley High School (Greensboro, North Carolina)
  • Iva Moss, Fort Washakie School (Fort Washakie, Wyoming)
  • Mike O’Connell, Chester Area Middle School (Chester, South Dakota)
  • Yevgeny Pevzner, Kearns Junior High School (Kearns, Utah)
  • Bridget Pugh, Monterey High School (Monterey, Tennessee)
  • Deana Sain, Bolivar Middle School (Bolivar, Tennessee)
  • Jesi Seifert, Stratford STEM Magnet School (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Marcus Staley, Shiloh Christian School (Bismarck, North Dakota)
  • Ashley Steward, Fleming High School (Fleming, Colorado)
  • Jesse Sugar, Wendover High School (Wendover, Utah)
  • Denise Thompson, Orting High School (Orting, Washington)
  • Autumn Wendler, Elizabeth High School (Elizabeth, Colorado)
  • Noelle Westcott, Central High School (Grand Junction, Colorado)

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