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Regeneron Science Talent Search

Eligibility:

1. AGE
Applicants must:
a. be over 13 years of age and have legal parental or guardian consent to submit the
application and participate, OR
b. be 18 years of age or older but under 21, OR
c. be an emancipated minor over age 13.
2. CITIZENSHIP
On the application deadline, applicants must be:
a. A student (of any citizenship) who is enrolled in and attending secondary school
AND who maintains full-time residence in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake Island and Midway Island or the
Marianas OR
b. A United States citizen enrolled in their final year of secondary school on the
application deadline date attending a:
i. Department of Defense Dependents School or an accredited overseas American
or International School, OR
ii. foreign school as an exchange student, OR
iii. foreign school because their parent(s)/guardian(s) are temporarily working and
living abroad.
c. Proof of both citizenship and school accreditation is required for 2b (above).
3. SCHOOL STATUS
a. Applicants must be in their final year of their secondary school (public, private,
parochial, charter or home school), completing high school courses required for
college applications, must not have graduated from high school before the Regeneron
STS application deadline, and must not have entered any previous STS.
b. Students who are uncertain of their graduation year at the time of entry must notify
the Society by December 15, 2026 to either withdraw their application due to continued
uncertainty or to confirm that they will graduate in the 2026/2027 academic year.
4. TYPE OF RESEARCH
a. Applicants must complete individual research projects to enter Regeneron STS.
Research conducted as part of a pre-collegiate student team project is not eligible
for Regeneron STS. This includes any research or portion of research regardless of
whether it has or will be submitted to any competition. To remain eligible and
collect Regeneron STS awards, the following statements must remain true about
the submitted research project until June 1, 2027:
i. Students may not “split” a team project and enter as individuals.
Students also may not within the time between submission to Regeneron STS in
November 2026 and June 2027 combine individual research submitted to
Regeneron STS and present it as a team in competition, publications or any forum.
ii. Students who have been part of a team project wishing to continue as an individual
may only submit the work completed independently and may not submit any
work completed with the teammates.
iii. Research conducted alongside adult researchers in a research institution is permitted,
but clarity and adequate knowledge of an individual’s role and independence vs.
work being done by the collective laboratory throughout the application is vital.
Students should take credit only for their portion of the lab’s work.
b. Continuation research projects and research completed over any length of time in
any year of school are eligible for Regeneron STS.
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5. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
a. Entrants may be mentored by any individual, including relatives or those with
personal or professional relationships to the student entrant or members of the
entrant’s family. However, both students and recommenders must disclose any
familial or personal relationship, real or perceived, within the application. This
includes (but is not limited to) the following scenarios: mentors are, or have been,
colleagues at the same institution as the entrant’s parents/guardians/other relative;
mentor is supervised by the entrant’s relative; mentor is a relative/neighbor/family
friend of the entrant; etc.
b. A Society for Science employee, trustee or Regeneron Science Talent Search
evaluator or judge shall disclose all conflicts of interest, whether actual or
perceived, resulting from direct relationships with any applicant. An employee
family or closer relationship will result in reassignment of duties.
i. The relationship and potential conflict of interest must be reported by the adult to
the Society for Science Human Resources department. Depending on the nature of
the relationship and roles, work could be reassigned.
ii. The entrant must also report the relationship within the application.
c. Individuals who have mentored current year student applicants are not eligible to
serve as evaluators or judges in the current year cycle.
6. MENTORS & RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Entrants may conduct research within multiple environments, including those in which fees
or tuition are paid as long as students meet all of the other criteria of independence and the
following conditions:
a. Entrants AND mentors must fully disclose the payment structure for mentorship,
counseling, editing, publishing, etc. as applicable. This is a safeguard for the
protection of students.
b. No research program should guarantee placement in the Regeneron Science Talent
Search. If this practice is discovered, all entries from the research program in
question will be disqualified.
c. Free mentorship offered as a result of past participation in a paid course or program
must be disclosed.
d. Labs that are not associated with colleges, universities or other RRIs must follow
local, state and federal laws, and must maintain proper safety protocols.
Makerspaces and homemade labs should be disclosed in the recommendation or
application.
e. Mentors must disclose whether their support of the student researcher falls under
their primary employer or as a contractor, volunteer, etc.
f. Mentors must disclose all potential conflicts of interest and previously existing
relationships with the entrant and their family.
g. Entrant and mentor should take care to delineate the student contribution to the
project vs. the work of the lab.
h. No persons should edit or draft a Regeneron STS recommendation besides the
actual requested recommender.
7. LEGALITY
Compliance with all federal, state and local laws and regulations is essential. In addition,
projects conducted outside the U.S. must also adhere to the laws of the country and
jurisdiction in which the project was performed.
8. RULES FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Research projects must adhere to all human, vertebrate animal, PHBA and hazardous material
rules as outlined by the Regeneron Science Talent Search program. Other competition or
research program rules do not override STS rules outlined in this document. Entrants and
mentors should be aware that Regeneron STS rules may be stricter than some lab protocols.

Details

Scholarship Amount: Up to $25,000

Amount Varies

Deadline: November 5, 2026

School Year: 20267-2028

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Requirements

For: High School

Major: STEM

High School Specific? No Specific School Requirements

Minimum GPA? No

Extracurricular/Community Service? Yes

Minority Specific? No

Gender Specific? No

Financial Need? No

Essay Needed? Yes