University faculty members will also serve on judging panels for the regional competitions. Through this competition, students have an opportunity to achieve national recognition for independent science research projects they complete in high school.
Students can work individually or in teams of two or three members.
An impartial panel of scientists, researchers and faculty members selected from U.S. universities and laboratories, judges the regional and national competitions. High school students from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories may compete in one of six geographic areas, each including a leading research university and, where possible, a national laboratory as partners. Individual and team national prize winners receive a second scholarship award to be applied to undergraduate or graduate education. In fact, successful competition participants may be tapped for valuable internship opportunities at Siemens and participating universities and research laboratories.