Intel Science Talent Search
The Intel Science Talent Search is a Contest sponsored by Science Service.
Award Information:
Amount of Contest: Minimum: $5000, Maximum: $100000
Application Deadline: 16-Nov
Requirements: Any student who is enrolled in and attending their last year of secondary school (public, private, or parochial) in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake and Midway Islands, and the Marianas. Selection is based upon written report, Personal Data Blank, school records, and national test scores. Applicant must submit a written report on an independent research project, a Personal Data Blank, and secondary school record including national test scores.
Eligibility: College freshman
Sponsorship provided by:
Science Service
Intel Science Talent Search, 1719 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Phone Number: 202 785 2255
Fax Number: 202 785 1243
http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/birds/wosawards.html
You can find out more by contacting:
June Kee
Program Associate
Email Address: jhinshaw@umich.edu
It is important to spend time looking into available information on the contest. Your best chance of success comes from initially researching the prerequisites and making sure you meet them. At the outset identify the potential motivations of the Science Service and their reason for offering the Intel Science Talent Search. Once that is done, make sure you have a reasonable chance of being awarded the contest. Upon determining that you have a decent shot of actually being a recipient of the Intel Science Talent Search, then it is useful to put forth the effort to apply.
A crucial detail of working toward obtaining the contest is paying close attention to the application. Applications can sometimes be drawn-out and tiresome, but it is absolutely critical that your work was done correctly. You don't want to be denied because of some minor point.
After the required forms have been mailed, you should note when the Intel Science Talent Search chooses a winner and makes payment of the resources in order to know whether or not it is possible to count on the contest to assist with your financial needs and how it will assist with your future, as there may be restrictions on what bills you can pay with the Intel Science Talent Search. It can be difficult to manage the expenses associated with school, and making use of the Intel Science Talent Search to assist with your expenses can make things much easier. Even if you don't obtain the Intel Science Talent Search, try not to be upset, you might find new contests for which you can apply.