The Top 5 Winners of the 2024 Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Junior Innovators Challenge, Washington DC

Congratulations to the Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Junior Innovators Challenge Winners!

¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ is thrilled to introduce the inspiring top winners of the premier middle school STEM research competition, the Thermo Fisher JIC.

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Headshots of the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Junior Innovators Challenge.

Congratulations to the Top 30 Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Junior Innovators Challenge Finalists!

¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ and Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ are proud to announce the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Junior Innovators Challenge. The finalists will travel to Washington, DC from October 25 – 30 to participate in the Finals Week of the competition.

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Learn more about the Finalists.

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Congratulations to the Top 300 Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators!

¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ is thrilled to unveil the nation’s top middle school scientists and engineers! They come from 36 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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View the Top 300 Innovators

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Congratulations Entrants!

Congratulations to all 2024 Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ Junior Innovators Challenge Entrants! View the 2024 Entrants page here.

Thermo Fisher ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ JIC top winner named TIME’s 2024 Kid of the Year Honoree

¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ is thrilled to see that for her Thermo Fisher JIC research project designing a new type of fire detection kit.

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Shanya Gill presenting her project at Public Day 2023
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How to Compete

Important Dates

Application Opens

February 1, 2025

Top 300 Junior Innovators Announced

September 3, 2025

Top 30 Finalists Announced

September 17, 2025

Finals Week

October 24 – 29, 2025

Winners Announcement

October 25, 2025

For Educators

Educators are key accelerators of students’ achieving in STEM. We have curated a selection of resources to provide support to educators who are interested in helping their students become more engaged with STEM. If you’re an educator eager to help your students learn more about the research process, find a topic of interest, formulate scientific questions, or help with the application cycle, click here! We also have information on how to affiliate a fair at your school if there isn’t one in your area.Ìý

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2024 Highlights

Watch highlights from 2024 Finals Week to see finalists in action and read the press release to learn about the winners.

Affiliated Fairs

The Society’s network of affiliated science fairs around the globe are critical to the success of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and Thermo Fisher JIC. Resources for science fair personnel include:

 

  • Affiliated Fair Dashboard
  • Affiliated Fair Guidelines
  • Resources for Science Fair Management
  • Standards for Science Fairs
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