Regeneron Science Talent Search

The Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS) is the nation's oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high school students. Started in 1942 as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search, Regeneron STS recognizes and empowers our nation's most promising young scientists who are developing ideas that could solve society's most urgent challenges. Unique among high school competitions, the Regeneron STS focuses on identifying, inspiring, and engaging the nation's most promising future leaders in STEM. Each year, around 2,500 students enter Regeneron STS, submitting original research in critically important scientific fields of study and a full application for holistic review. The competition selects 300 scholars and then 40 finalists who travel to Washington, D.C. for Finals Week, which includes a public exhibition of projects and culminates in an Awards Ceremony where top winners are announced. Science Talent Search alumni have gone on to receive some of the world's most esteemed academic honors, including 13 Nobel Prizes, 11 National Medals of Science, five Breakthrough Prizes, 18 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, and two Fields Medals.