🤩 REAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG RESEARCHERS — Apply, Compete, Get Recognized
Knowing how to research is one thing. Putting it out into the world is another. #opportunities

🍭 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
🌷 Regeneron ISEF (societyforscience.org/isef) — The world's largest international pre-college science research competition. Win scholarships, awards, and global recognition.
🌷 Regeneron Science Talent Search (societyforscience.org/sts) — US-based but highly prestigious. One of the oldest and most respected youth science competitions.
🌷 Google Science Fair — Keep an eye on Google's current youth science initiatives for open competitions.
🌷 Breakthrough Junior Challenge (breakthroughjuniorchallenge.org) — Create a short video explaining a complex scientific concept. Win a $250,000 scholarship.

🤩 JOURNALS THAT PUBLISH STUDENT RESEARCH
🌷 Journal of Emerging Investigators(emerginginvestigators.org) — Peer-reviewed journal specifically for middle and high school researchers. You can actually get published.
🌷 Concord Review (tcr.org) — Publishes exceptional history research essays by high school students worldwide.
🌷 Young Scientists Journal (ysjournal.com) — Run by students, for students. Submit your research and get reviewed by peers.

🤩 SUMMER PROGRAMS & MENTORSHIP
🌷 RSI — Research Science Institute (cee.org/programs/rsi) — Highly competitive 6-week summer research program at MIT. Free for accepted students.
🌷 Inspirit AI (inspiritai.com) — AI research program for high schoolers led by Stanford and MIT students
🌷 Polygence (polygence.org) — 1-on-1 mentorship with PhD researchers to develop your own research project

🤩 ONLINE RESEARCH COMMUNITIES
🌷 Lumiere Research Scholar Program (lumiere.education) — Independent research with university mentor support
🌷Researchers talk | YRA community
🌷 Reseach Quest & similar Discord communities — Find peer researchers, share work, get feedback