The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is the nation's oldest and most prestigious pre-college science competition for high school seniors. It began in 1942 as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search and was sponsored by Westinghouse Electric Corporation until 1998 when Intel became the sponsor. Over the years, 21,000 finalists and semi-finalists have received $13.8 million in awards through the program. It aims to honor exceptional students for their scientific research and potential as future science leaders.

2. INTRODUCTION
The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), known for its first 57 years[1] as
the Westinghouse Science Talent Search, is aresearch-based science
competition in the United States for high school seniors. It has been referred to
as "the nation's oldest and most prestigious" [2] science competition. In his
speech at the dinner honoring the 1991 Winners, President George H. W.
Bush called the competition the "Super Bowl of science."[3] The Society for
Science & the Public began the competition in 1942 with Westinghouse Electric
Corporation; for many years, the competition was known as the Westinghouse
Science Talent Search. In 1998, Intel became the sponsor after it
outbid Siemens, which had acquired Westinghouse's power generation unit;
Siemens subsequently sponsored its own competition. Over the years, 21,000
Finalists and Semi finalists have received $13.8 million in awards through the
program.

5. CONCLUSION
The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS), a program of Society for Science &
the Public, is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious pre-college science
competition. It honors exceptional high school seniors for their scientific
research and their potential as future leaders in the scientific community.Each
year, more than 1,700 students attending American high schools enter the
competition. Three hundred are selected as semifinalists. From this select pool,
40 finalists are invited to participate in a week-long event in Washington, D.C.,
in March where they compete for USD 630,000 in awards, including a USD
100,000 prize for First Place Since 1998, Intel has sponsored this venerated
competition. Now in its 73rd year, the Intel Science Talent Search continues to
inspire innovation in science, technology, engineering and math, and to
recognize notable achievements by the next generation of scientific leaders.

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