San Diego Students Win $6,300 in Awards at World's Top Science Fair
San Diego – – October 12, 2026 -- Eleven students from the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair (GSDSEF) reached the 76th Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), and they brought home eight awards worth a combined $6,300. The world's largest precollege science and engineering competition concluded on May 15 with the Grand Awards ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.
More than 1,700 finalists competed for over $7 million in prizes
The finalists came from 365 affiliated fairs in more than 60 countries, regions and territories. Two of the 11 San Diego-area finalists qualified through the California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF). GSDSEF students took second place, third place and four fourth-place awards.