Northern New England (Maine New Hampshire Vermont
Southern New England (Massachusetts Rhode Island
Junior Science & Humanities Symposia
March 25-26, 2010
In 2010, we again welcome the
participants of the Southern NE Regional JSHS Symposium to the University
of New Hampshire
The Junior Science and Humanities Program (JSHS) was established in 1958 to increase the number of highly trained scientists and engineers in the United States by promoting research and experimentation at the secondary school level and by recognizing high school students for their original research achievements. Since that time JSHS has become one of the most prominent pre-college programs in the country. JSHS is sponsored by the United States Department of the Army , the United States Department of the Navy and the United States Department of the Air Force . The Academy of Applied Science , a non-profit educational organization in Concord, New Hampshire, administers the National JSHS Program. The Northern New England Regional JSHS at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) is co-operatively sponsored by the College of Engineering and Physical Science and the College of Life Science and Agriculture.
About 10,000 high school students and teachers participate in forty-eight regional symposia which are held at universities and other educational institutions throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and the Department of Defense schools in Europe and the Pacific. High school students may participate as observers or presenters of research they have conducted. The program year culminates at the National Symposium which brings together 240 high school students, their teachers, university faculty and other educators and scientists.
JSHS is an approved program of the National Association of Secondary School Principals
(NASSP) and has been placed on the National Advisory List of 
Contests
and Activities.
The Northern New England and the Southern New England Regional symposia meet each year. This year NNE-JSHS and the SNE-JSHS will meet on Thursday and Friday, March 25-26, 2010 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH at the UNH Memorial Union Building (MUB), Holloway Commons, and other campus buildings.
The major activities of the Northern New England and Southern New England Junior Science & Humanities Symposia are to conduct a program in which high school students can present the results of their original research in science, mathematics, and engineering in oral or poster sessions, have an opportunity to meet other students from the Northern New England and Southern New England region with similar interests in scientific research, and visit research laboratories at UNH and speak with scientists and engineers. See How to Participate.
Up to 5 high school students and one teacher from high schools in the
Students who make presentations at the Northern NE Regional or the Southern NE Regional JSHS symposia have an opportunity to win scholarship and cash awards from $200 to $2,000. Award amounts may be subject to change relative to the National JSHS organization. The top 5 winners of the NNE-JSHS and the top 5 winners of the SNE-JSHS will be invited to an expense-paid trip to the National JSHS Symposium in Bethesda, MD. The first and second place winners will have an opportunity to compete for additional scholarship awards from $2,000 to $16,000. See Awards.
OBJECTIVES
Promote experience in research and experimentation in sciences, mathematics, and engineering at the high school level.
Recognize the significance of research in human affairs, and the importance of humane and ethical principles in the application of research results.
Expand the horizons of research oriented students by exposing them to opportunities in academic, industrial, and governmental communities.
Increase the number of future adults capable of conducting research and development.
(Parts of this document were derived from the 2010 National JSHS Guidelines.)
For additional information on paper preparation, style and presentation please refer to the web site for the National JSHS Program http://www.jshs.org/.