Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists Announced

Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists Announced

Three hundred high school seniors today were named as semifinalists of the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) 2007. The STS, America’s oldest and most prestigious science competition, is often called the “Junior Nobel Prize.” Each of the 300 Intel STS semifinalists receives $1,000 with an additional $1,000 going to their respective schools, resulting in $600,000 in total awards. This year’s entrants hail from 46 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, and represent 487 schools.

Over the past 66 years, the STS has produced winners of the world’s most prestigious academic honors. Six former finalists have gone on to win the Nobel Prize. STS finalists have also been awarded the Fields Medal, the National Medal of Science and MacArthur Foundation Fellowships. “We live in an era when excellence in math and science is critical to not only individual success but to our nation’s ability to compete,” said Intel Chairman Craig Barrett. “Intel STS brings together exceptional students who embody the American tradition of innovation, and whose ideas and advances will help shape the world we live in for generations to come.”

On Jan. 31, 40 of the 300 semifinalists will be named as finalists. On March 8 these finalists will travel to Washington for a weeklong event. At a black-tie gala at the end of the week, 10 students will be chosen for scholarships totaling $500,000 with the top winner receiving a $100,000 scholarship. All finalists will be awarded a laptop run with the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor, and have the opportunity to display their research for the general public at the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.

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