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The Intel Science Talent Search is a highly prestigious science competition in the United States. Finalists of this competition win cash awards in the thousands and have very high chances of being accepted to the top universities of the United States. In fact, the competition has been called the "Junior Nobel Prize," a nickname that is quite merited considering six finalists have received Nobel Prizes, two have earned the Fields Medal, three have been awarded the National Medal of Science, ten have won the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, 56 have been named Sloan Research Fellows, 30 have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, and five have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
The Intel Science Talent Search (STS) is administered by the Science Service, which began the competition in 1942 with Westinghouse; for many years, the competition was known as the "Westinghouse Science Talent Search." In 1998, Intel became the sponsor of the "Westinghouse Competition." Over the years, over $3.8 million in scholarships have been awarded through the program.
The selection process is highly competitive and depends not only the high-level scientific research paper but also recommendations, essays, test scores, and high school transcripts. Each year, the top 300 applicants are announced in mid-January. In late January, the 40 finalists are informed; they compete in March in Washington, D.C., at the National Academy of the sciences for the top ten spots, which have scholarships ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 for the first prize winner. In addition, all finalists receive $1,000 scholarships and an Intel Centrino powered laptop.
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