Inspiring Innovators
of Tomorrow

About the Intel Science Talent Search

Each year, more than 1,700 seniors attending American high schools conduct original research projects and present their work in the country’s oldest, most prestigious pre-college science competition: the Intel Science Talent Search, a program of Society of Science & the Public. Forty of these young innovators are chosen as finalists and invited to participate in a nearly week-long event in Washington, D.C., where they compete for over USD 1.25 million in awards and scholarships. Meet this year’s finalists> 

Inspiring innovation

Since 1998, Intel has sponsored the Intel Science Talent Search, a national competition designed to recognize student achievement and inspire innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math. We’re honored to be a part of this competition’s 70-year history of inspiring scientific advancement. Intel STS alumni have achieved some of the world’s most prestigious honors: Eleven have won MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grants, six have won the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology, and seven have won the Nobel Prize.

Rewarding excellence

Intel STS prizes include:

• Grand prize: a USD 100,000 four-year scholarship
• Second place: a USD 75,000 scholarship
• Third place: a USD 50,000 scholarship
• Fourth place: a USD 40,000 scholarship
• Fifth place: a USD 30,000 scholarship
• Sixth and seventh place: USD 25,000 scholarships
• Eighth, ninth, and tenth place: USD 20,000 scholarships
• The remaining 30 finalists: USD 7,500 scholarships

 Additionally, each finalist receives:

• An all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
• An opportunity to meet with government officials, including the President or Vice President of the United States
• A chance to interact with distinguished scientists and display science project research at the National Geographic Society