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The Top 3 Award Winners from the 2025 Regeneron Science Talent Search: Ava Cummings, Matteo Paz and Zhang

Meet the Winners of the Regeneron Science Talent Search!

From classifying celestial objects to treating a rare muscle disease to solving a long-standing math problem, these young people inspire us all.

Read about the top winners in our Press Release.

Visit our Virtual Project Showcase to learn about all our finalists and their projects.

Watch our Awards Gala at the National Building Museum.

2025 Science Talent Search Finalist - Project Showcase

Regeneron STS Finalists Project Showcase

Visit our Virtual Regeneron STS Public Exhibition of Projects and learn about the finalists and their research projects. See the next generation of scientific leaders who are bringing a fresh perspective to solving society’s most pressing issues! Project Showcase

On Tuesday evening at 8 pm Eastern tune in to the livestream of our awards ceremony to find out who will win the top awards! Awards Ceremony Live @YouTube

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Meet the 40 Regeneron STS 2025 Finalists!

Learn more about the next generation of scientific leaders. The finalists represent 39 schools across 16 states and were selected from the largest number of entrants since the 1960’s.

Read the Press Release.

Check out the List of Finalists.

2025 Science Talent Search Announcement - Congratulations 2024 Regeneron STS Scholars

Regeneron STS 2025 Top 300 Scholars Announced!

Congratulations to the top 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search Scholars. Meet the extraordinary young scientists poised to shape the future!

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Check out the List of Scholars.

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

Meet the winners: Project Showcase

STEM Action Grants 2024 - Photo courtesy of Trubel & Co., a tech-justice nonprofit empowering underserved youth to address societal challenges through equitable data analytics, responsible technology, and inclusive design, featuring students interacting at a STEM event.

Congratulations to the 2024 STEM Action Grant Recipients!

A total of $320,500 will be awarded to 66 impactful groups across 22 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. These grants will expand opportunities for historically underrepresented groups in STEM, including those who identify as a race or ethnicity underrepresented in STEM, women, people with diverse gender identities, individuals with disabilities, and students who are economically disadvantaged.

Since its launch in 2016, the STEM Action Grants program has awarded a total of $1.15 million to 144 impactful organizations.

Photos of finalists dating back to 1942!

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STS finalists meet with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt speaks with STS finalists at the White House in 1944. This meeting marked the first time finalists visited the White House as part of their weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., starting a tradition that continues today.

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STS finalists meet with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

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President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson address STS finalists in the Rose Garden

President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson address the 1961 STS finalists in the White House Rose Garden. Finalist Mary Sue Coleman (front row, left) went on to become president of the University of Michigan and chairwoman of the Society’s Board of Trustees.

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President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson address STS finalists in the Rose Garden

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President Obama poses with Broadcom MASTERS finalists

President Barack Obama welcomes finalists of the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS competition to the White House. Eitan Acks (back row, second from right) was the recipient of the Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation for his project to improve speech therapy devices.

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President Obama poses with Broadcom MASTERS finalists

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ISEF 2023 Grand Award Winners: Teepakorn Keawumdee, 17; Pannathorn Siri, 15; and, Poon Trakultangmun, 18, of Bangkok, Thailand

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Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition awarding approximately $9 million in prizes each year.

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April 22, 2025