Saudi Wins Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more than 1,500 high school students from over 50 countries to showcase their independent research. The Intel ISEF is the premiere science competition in the world exclusively for students in grades 9–12. Each year, [...]

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The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more than 1,500 high school students from over 50 countries to showcase their independent research. The Intel ISEF is the premiere science competition in the world exclusively for students in grades 9–12.

Each year, millions of students worldwide compete in local and school-sponsored science fairs; the winners of these events go on to participate in Intel ISEF-affiliated regional and state fairs from which the best win the opportunity to attend the Intel ISEF. The Intel ISEF unites these top young scientific minds, showcasing their talent on an international stage, enabling them to submit their work to judging by doctoral level scientists—and providing the opportunity to compete for nearly $4 million in prizes and scholarships.

This year, Saudi Arabia has achieved it’s third winning represented by Muath Nabil Abu Aisha, who is a member of King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for the Gifted.Muath won forth place with in the Behavioral and Social Sciences division, beating out 1563 competitors. His project was the “RoboCare”.

Grand Prizes

  • Intel Foundation: Young Scientists (3 students) USD 50,000 eachIntel Winner Muath Abu Aisha
  • Nobel Prize Ceremony Trip (3 top seniors)
  • Category Awards (The Intel ISEF has 17 scientific categories and two team project categories, divided into life and physical sciences. Students must select a category, and they are judged specifically in that category):
    • 1st – USD 3,000
    • 2nd – USD 1,500
    • 3rd – USD 1,000
    • 4th – USD 500
  • Each category also has an Intel “Best of Category” winner who receives an additional USD 5,000 and a high-performance computer.
    • Each “Best of Category” winner also receives USD 1,000.

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