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| Recognizing Excellence in Science Research |
The country's premiere pre-college science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), a program of Society for Science & the Public, brings together the 40 best and brightest young scientific minds in America to compete for $1.25 million in awards and scholarships.
Every year, some 1,600 American high school seniors enter Intel STS with original projects from a wide range of mathematics and science disciplines. The field of 1,600 is narrowed to 300 semifinalists, and then to 40 finalists.
Each finalist receives: - $5,000 from the Intel Foundation
- a new laptop with Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology
- an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
- an opportunity to meet with government officials, including the President or Vice President
- a chance to interact with leading scientists and display their research at the National Academy of Sciences.
The grand prize winner of Intel STS is awarded a $100,000 four-year scholarship. The second place winner receives $75,000, and the third place winner $50,000. The fourth through sixth place winners each receive $25,000. The seventh through tenth place winners each receive $20,000.
Over the past 66 years, the Science Talent Search has produced winners of the world's most prestigious academic honors. Six former finalists have gone on to win the Nobel Prize; others have been awarded the Fields Medal, the National Medal of Science and MacArthur Foundation Fellowships.
Intel assumed the title sponsorship of STS in 1998 to increase the spotlight on the need to improve math and science education in the United States, and increased the annual awards and scholarships from $207,000 to $1.25 million.
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