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President's Grant
2025 President's Research Grant
Many scientifically adventurous students can be hindered or restricted in pursuing research or design due to limited financial resources. The Board of Directors of the Illinois Junior Academy of Science and their generous donors support students’ efforts by providing grants of up to $250 per year per project.
This grant is open to all students of IJAS member schools or individual members who intend to participate in the Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition in Illinois. Any student with sponsor support can apply for reimbursement for purchased materials. The primary focus of this award is to increase the opportunity to buy the supplies required to conduct their experiment. The student may apply for funding for equipment and other materials. Consideration is given more heavily to projects with reusable equipment. All reusable equipment purchased and submitted under this grant will become the school's and school sponsor's property.
Do you have an eye for design? Do you have a way with words? IJAS offers something for every student!
All students who are individual members or attend an IJAS member school are eligible to participate in the contests below, in addition to the traditional poster and paper sessions.
Essay Contest
The IJAS Essay Contest allows students to explore a chosen topic in an essay related to the exposition theme.
This contest is terrific for students who prefer to show their creativity through writing.
“Impossible to I'm Possible: Progress Bit by Bit.”
Email Essays to Mrs. Dawson at emily.dawson@ijas.org
Deadline extended to April 5 due to the form not working
Essay Contest Information & Rules
Middle School Prompts (Grades 7 and 8)
Prompt 1: Describe one major scientific innovation in your lifetime.
Construct a well-researched argument on how this development has advanced societal understanding of science and impacted people’s lives.
OR
Prompt 2: In today’s world, there are many global challenges and hardships. Explain one of these challenges in detail,
scientific progress made in solving this issue, and what more is needed to solve this issue completely.
High School Prompts (Grades 9-12)
Prompt 1: Identify an emerging technology from the past five years and explain the technology’s impact at its inception,
the current significance of this technology, and a prediction on how it might shape the future.
OR
Prompt 2: Investigate an innovation that bridges multiple scientific disciplines.
How has this approach advanced societal understanding of scientific capabilities, and what future innovations could emerge from this collaboration?
IJAS Scholarships
Schroeder Wetzel Scholarship
Ethel M. and Lyell J. Thomas Scholarship
Susan Moy Memorial Scholarship
2025 IJAS Scholarship Information and Application
All high school seniors who are individual IJAS members or attend an IJAS member school are eligible to apply.
Amounts are determined annually by the Board of Directors.
Scholarship Selection Committee:
IJAS President, President-Elect, Past President, Most Senior Board Member-at-Large, and Student Advisor.
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