Division II (Middle school)

The Thermo Fisher Scientific* Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) is the nation’s premier STEM research competition for middle school students.  This year is the first year for this competition!  (The highlight video above is from its predecessor.  JIC will be similar.)

Thermo Fisher Scientific*, an American supplier of scientific instrumentation, consumables, and software services, is the financial sponsor of JIC.

Awardees of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge will be nominated to compete for a trip to Washington, D.C. this fall, where they will compete for over $100,000 in prizes.

• JIC 2023 Top 300: https://www.societyforscience.org/jic/2023-top-300-junior-innovators/ 
• JIC 2023 video: https://youtu.be/VWJWleiGdBc

JIC was previously known as the Broadcom MASTERS from 2010-2022, the Society For Science’s Middle School Program (2008), and the Discovery Channel Young Scientists Challenge (1999-2007).  The title has evolved along with the different sponsors. For more information visit - https://www.societyforscience.org/jic/.