Greater Washington DC Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

620 Michigan Avenue Northeast,Washington DC 20064

25 February, 2023

Description

The 2023 Greater Washington, D.C. Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) will be held on February 25, 2023 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. JSHS is designed to challenge, engage, and publicly recognize high school students (grades 9-12) conducting research in the sciences, technology, engineering, or mathematics.Students must submit an abstract and research paper by January 21, 2023 to participate. There is no cost to register or participate. Selected students will have the opportunity to present their research efforts before a panel of judges and an audience of peers to win undergraduate, tuition-based scholarships up to $2,000. The top five finalists will be invited to advance to the National JSHS for additional scholarships. Any student in grades 9-12 who is conducting original research to submit by the regional deadline is a JSHS participant. There is no registration fee to apply or to participate. Students' submitted work is reviewed and invitations to present at the Regional JSHS event are sent. How do I present at the Greater Washington, D.C. Regional JSHS? STEP 1: Students in grades 9–12 select an area of research:STEP 2: Students register as a participant for the Regional JSHS event.STEP 3: Students conduct original research.STEP 4: By January 21, 2023, participants submit for evaluation an abstract and research paper reporting the results of their STEM research. STEP 5: Students will be invited to present their work as a poster or presentation on February 1, 2023. What materials must I submit? All students intending to apply must submit an abstract and research paper reporting the results of their STEM research. Abstracts and research papers should be word or PDF files and will be uploaded into this registration. When saving and naming files for upload, please use the following file name format: Last Name_First Name_Abstract and last Name_First Name_Research Paper. Students must also submit a Statement on Outside Assistance. This document should be titled using Last Name_First Name_SOA. Awards Students who are selected to make presentations at the Greater Washington, D.C. Regional JSHS have an opportunity to win undergraduate, tuition-based scholarships up to $2,000. The JSHS will distribute $4,500 in academic scholarships to the top three regional finalists: $2,000 to first place, $1,500 to second place, and $1,000 to third place. The top five finalists are invited to advance to the National JSHS. Two of the five finalists will orally present their research in competition for military-sponsored scholarships; three of the five finalists will present their research in poster sessions where the top three students in each category receive recognition and cash awards. National JSHS scholarships are awarded as follows: 1) Eight $12,000 undergraduate tuition scholarships, awarded to each of the 1st place finalists in the National research paper competition. 2) Eight $8,000 undergraduate tuition scholarships, awarded to each of the 2nd place finalists in the National research paper competition. 3) Eight $4,000 undergraduate tuition scholarships, awarded to each of the 3rd place finalists in the National research paper competition. For additional references to information on paper preparation, style and presentation, please refer to the National JSHS Rules of Competition for student research presentation at the National JSHS.