The Academy of Science - St. Louis is pleased to announce the results from Round One of the 2025 regional Honors Division Competition for high school students. Congratulations to this year's Finalists and Semifinalists!

See alpha list of results (Finalists and Semifinalists) below.

Finalists from the Honors Division's Round One competition move on to compete in Round Two's in-person project presentation competition on Saturday, February 22, on the Webster University Campus. First and second place students go on to represent The Academy of Science at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Columbus, OH, May 11-16, 2025.

An Important Note for Finalists!

At the email address they used to register their projects, Finalists should receive an email on Fri, Feb 14, containing event logistics and important information on requirements for participating in the in-person Finalists Round on Feb 22. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you did not receive this important email.

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ALL Honors Division finalists and semi-finalists are automatically entered as top honors level projects in The Academy of Science - St. Louis regional K-12 Science Fair in April and are eligible for special awards and scholarships. These awards are announced here, on the homepage of the Science Fair website on May 6.

View photos from the 2024 Honors Division Finalist Competition on Flickr.

Thank you to the many MD's, PhD's, and STEM professionals with exceptional knowledge and expertise in their fields who generously served as Honors Division Round One Project Judges. Judges hailed from the following organizations, corporations, and institutions of higher learning:

Bayer Crop Science, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Maryville University, MEMC LLC, Misericordia University - Pennsylvania, The LINUS Group, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Thompson Coburn LLP, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Public Health and Social Justice, University of Missouri - Columbia, Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University in St. Louis Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine