The Intel^® Science Talent Search^® (Intel STS) is the nation’s most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors. Since 1942, first in partnership with Westinghouse and beginning in 1998 with Intel, SSP has provided a national stage for the country's best and brightest young scientists to present original research to nationally recognized professional scientists.

SSP is honored by Intel's commitment to this program through 2016.

Intel STS 2012 Announcements

Intel STS 2012 finalists were announced on Wednesday, January 25. We encourage you to meet the 40 finalists and visit the Public Exhibition of Projects, to be held Sunday, March 11, at the National Geographic Building in Washington, DC.

Learn more about the Intel STS 2012 semifinalists announced on Wednesday, January 11.

The application for the Intel STS 2012 closed on November 16, 2011. For interested applicants to the Intel STS 2013, we encourage you to visit the Intel STS compete page and the 2012 Rules and Entry Instructions for important information.

Learn more about the Intel Science Talent Search 2011 winners

Intel and SSP announced the winners of the Intel STS 2011 at the awards gala in Washington, DC on March 15, 2011. Evan O’Dorney, 17, of Danville, Calif., won the top award of $100,000 from the Intel Foundation for his mathematical project in which he compared two ways to estimate the square root of an integer. Evan discovered precisely when the faster way would work. As a byproduct of Evan's research, he solved other equations useful for encrypting data. This furthered an interest he developed as early as age 2, when he was checking math textbooks out of the library.

With the generous support from the Intel Foundation, SSP seeks to reconnect with Science Talent Search alumni. We invite you to visit the STS archives for each year of the program.