Event Details: 

• October 31, 2024: Application Open
• January 3, 2025: Application Deadline 
• January 13-17, 2025: Invitations Released
• January 17, 2025: Confirmation of Attendance Due
•  February 14-15, 2025: Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium 
• April 22-26, 2025: National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Chantilly, VA

Competition Location:

• University of Tennessee Student Union
  1502 Cumberland Avenue
  Knoxville, TN 37916

Purpose

• The Tennessee Junior Science and Humanities Symposium gives high school students a chance to present original scientific research in a public forum and compete for scholarships, while providing participants opportunities for hands-on workshops, panel discussions, career exploration, and research lab visits.

Important Notice

• Every student, whether a presenting or non-presenting participant, must be accompanied by a teacher who has been approved by the school principal. If a student’s teacher mentor cannot attend the TJSHS, another teacher from the student’s school who is approved by the student’s school principal may accompany the student.

Objectives

• Promote research and experimentation in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at the high school level.
• Recognize the significance of research in human affairs and the importance of human and ethical principles in the application of research results.
• Search out talented youth and their teachers, recognize their accomplishments at symposia, and encourage their continued interest and participation in the STEM disciplines.
• Expand the horizons of research-oriented students by exposing them to opportunities in the academic, industrial, and governmental communities.
• Increase the number of adults capable of conducting research and development.
• Provide opportunities for outstanding student researchers to present their findings orally to interested students and adults.