Two students from The Altamont School will advance as regional finalists in the 2015 Siemens Science Competition.
Maya Guru, a freshman, and Arjun Guru, a junior, are the only two students in Alabama chosen to advance to this stage of competition, and they happen to be siblings. Because they were selected as regional finalists, they will both be awarded $1,000 scholarships.
According to a press release, the competition is the nation’s premier research competition for high school students. The original pool of applicants included more than 1,800 entries. Maya and Arjun, along with 95 other students, will now compete at one of six regional competitions held throughout the country in November.
The two students will present their research virtually on Nov. 14 to judges and then participate in a question and answer session about their work. The winners of each regional competition will be awarded $3,000, and winning teams will be awarded $6,000. If they are chosen to advance to the final round, they will travel to Washington, D.C., in December to compete for more than $500,000 worth of scholarships along with two $100,000 grand prizes.
“Today’s regional finalists represent an outstanding group of students whose remarkable projects not only demonstrate a very advanced aptitude in STEM research, but represent ideas that address some of today’s most challenging issues,” said David Etzwiler, CEO of Siemens Foundation.
