Regeneron ISEF – May 12-17, 2024

Up to five NEOSEF 9-12th Grade Grand Prize Winners are selected to participate at the next level of science fair competition, the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). ISEF is known as the “Olympics” of Science Fairs where more than 1,700 students from all 50 states and more than 70 countries from around the world compete for more than $4,000,000 in scholarships and prizes.

The ISEF is divided into 17 science and engineering categories and each project is reviewed by at least 6 of the over 800 judges at the fair. The 2023 Regeneron ISEF will take place as an in-person only event in Dallas, Texas, in May 2023. Full vaccination status is required for all ISEF participants.

Only about 27% of the students that participate in the ISEF win awards. The ISEF awards $500 for 4th Place, $1,000 for 3rd Place, $1,500 for 2nd Place, $3,000 for 1st Place and $5,000 for Best of Category. Like NEOSEF, many Special Awards are also handed out at the ISEF by companies, organizations and societies. Since 2000, NEOSEF Grand Prize Winners have earned fifteen 4th Place, three 3rd Place, six 2nd Place, five 1st Place and three Best of Category Awards along with many Special Awards at the ISEF.

The Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF), a program of Society for Science for over 70 years, is the world’s largest global science competition for high school. Through a global network of local, regional and national science fairs, millions of students are encouraged to explore their passion for scientific inquiry. Each spring, a group of these students is selected as finalists and offered the opportunity to compete for approximately U.S. $9 million in awards and scholarships.

In 2019, Regeneron became the title sponsor of ISEF to help reward and celebrate the best and brightest young minds globally and encourage them to pursue careers in STEM as a way to positively impact the world. Regeneron ISEF is supported by a community of additional sponsors, including Akamai Foundation; Beal Bank; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Howmet Aerospace Foundation; Jacobs; King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness & Creativity; Lyda Hill Philanthropies; Microsoft; National Geographic Society; Richard F. Caris Charitable Trust II; Rise, an initiative of Schmidt Futures and the Rhodes Trust; Robert I. Schattner Foundation; Siemens Energy; Texas A&M Engineering; Perot Museum; Cesco Linguistic Services; Insaco; Oracle Academy; Southern Methodist University; The University of Texas at Dallas; Army ROTC; ExxonMobil; and The Hoglund Foundation. ISEF alumni have gone on to have world-changing careers in science and engineering and earn some of the most esteemed honors, including the National Medal of Science, MacArthur Foundation Fellows, National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering Inductees. Many are entrepreneurs across a wide range of industries. Learn more at https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/.