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* A trip to Washington, D.C. | * A trip to Washington, D.C. | ||
* A new laptop computer with an Intel card. | * A new laptop computer with an Intel card. | ||
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* A chance to display research at the National Academy of Sciences. | * A chance to display research at the National Academy of Sciences. | ||
* An opportunity to meet with government officials. | * An opportunity to meet with government officials. | ||
| − | The first place winner of STS is awarded a | + | The first place winner of 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. |
==Winners== | ==Winners== | ||
Revision as of 06:06, 29 August 2015
The Intel Science Talent Search, or simply the STS, is the USA's oldest science competition, begun in 1942, with a top prize of a $100,000 scholarship.
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Process
Approximately 1700 American high school seniors enter Intel STS annually with self-created projects on various sciences. 300 semifinalists are selected, and then 40 finalists.
Prizes
The prizes for the finalists are:
- A chance to interact with famous modern scientists.
- A trip to Washington, D.C.
- A new laptop computer with an Intel card.
- $5,000 from the Intel Foundation.
- A chance to display research at the National Academy of Sciences.
- An opportunity to meet with government officials.
The first place winner of 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.
Winners
In 2006 Mary Masterman won with her physics project on her inexpensive home construction of spectrographs.
