ISEF初中版科研競賽JIC青年創新者挑戰賽介紹

競賽簡介Introduction

JIC青年創新者挑戰賽是美國初中最知名的初中STEM科研競賽之一。初賽時，6-8年級學生在美國所在地的科學展會(hui) 展示自己的科研成果。每個(ge) 年級的前10%競爭(zheng) 者有機會(hui) 參加全國總決(jue) 賽。

The Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) is the nation’s premier STEM research competition for middle school students. Students in 6th, 7thor 8thgrade interested in participating must first complete a science fair project and compete in a Societyaffiliate fair in the United States or a U.S. territory. Society affiliated science & engineering fairsare provided the opportunity to nominate the top 10% of 6th, 7th and 8th grade student participants for this national competition through their judging procedures.

如果有資格並計劃參加總決(jue) 賽，參賽者仍需要完成申請報告。總決(jue) 賽一般有300名資格者，其中有30名決(jue) 賽獲勝者有機會(hui) 爭(zheng) 奪2萬(wan) 5美金的大獎。申請報告包括自己的科研成果分享、對日常生活中的科研感悟等。

All Thermo Fisher JIC nominees are eligible to complete anonline applicationto compete at the national level to become one of the Top 300 students or one of 30 finalists named who will compete for a top award of $25,000. Thisonline applicationincludes essay questions about your science fair project and essay questions about understanding science and engineering in your everyday life.

學生可以以個(ge) 人或團隊（至多3人）參賽。但團隊若是參加總決(jue) 賽，隊伍中的每名成員都需要提交獨立的申請報告。組委會(hui) 希望看到除了團隊成果以外每個(ge) 參賽者在報告中提及的科學話題的感想，並有可能將獎項給予團隊中的一名或多名成員。

Students can compete as individuals or teams of up to three, but each student must submit an individual application. The application requires students to answer questions independently, as the project description only covers a portion of the application, and our judges want to distinguish how each student contributed to the project. A significant portion of the application addresses STEM topics other than the project. It is possible that only one team member could become one of the Top 300 students or a finalist. A student from a team may enter even if not all members of the team apply.

競賽時間和地點

Schedule and Location

2023-24學年度參考

2023-24 School Year for Reference

多數當地科學展會(hui) 在1月-4月舉(ju) 辦。若需查詢當地科學展會(hui) ，可前往以下鏈接：findafair.societyforscience.org。

Most Societyaffiliate fairs take place between January and April.To find a fair in your area, go tothis link: findafair.societyforscience.org.

決(jue) 賽申請表格報告須在2024年6月12日前提交。

Students must complete and submit their online application and parental/guardian permission form by the June 12, 2024 deadline to officially enter the national competition.

參賽資格

Eligibility

6-8年級初中生，尤其推薦有誌於(yu) 申請STEM專(zhuan) 業(ye) 的學生

6-8th graders, esp. those who are interested in/applying for STEM majors

獎項設置

Awards

主要獎項包括：

Major prizes are awarded at all levels:

Nominee資格者：參加當地科學展會(hui) 的初賽者中每個(ge) 年級的前10%，有資格參加全國總決(jue) 賽。

Entrant總決(jue) 賽參賽者：參加總決(jue) 賽的資格者。

Top 300 Students全國前300名：有機會(hui) 獲得DoD STEM的125美金消費券等獎勵。

Finalists總決(jue) 賽獲勝者：500美金加上免費華盛頓特區之旅。

Nominee:The nomination is a great honor, as it designates the project as among the top 10% of middle school science fair projects in the US. Each nominee is eligible to apply for the national competition.

Entrant:All nominees who enter are eligible to receive a t-shirt, bumper sticker and other prizes.All entrants join the Society alumni network.

Top 300 Students: $125 courtesy of DoD STEM, an award ribbon, a one-year subscription toScience News Exploresmagazine, and a subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition.

Finalists:$500, an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, DC for finalist and a parent/guardian and the opportunity to win more awards.