California Southern

California Southern

JSHS invites high school students to report on the results of their original research investigations in STEM and compete for scholarships and recognition at university-held regional symposia. Students in grades 9-12 enrolled in public, private, or home schools are eligible to participate in their local Regional Symposium. See Rules of Competition for eligibility details. There is no cost to register for or participate in a regional JSHS event. If you are asked to pay a fee to register, please contact us at [email protected].

Any student who starts a research project and intends to submit their research at the regional JSHS competition is able to sign up for virtual mentoring through the Chronus platform. The mentor resource is available year-round to support you throughout the JSHS competition season and the non-competition time of completing research or improving continued projects. Join Chronus as a mentee here.

For the 2023-24 school year, the California Southern Regional JSHS will be hosted by the Virtual JSHS region. The California Southern regional JSHS event will be held in a virtual format simultaneously with the Virtual JSHS event, but will have its own separate awards. The California Southern JSHS region will have 3 JSHS scholarship winners and 5 student delegates invited to the National JSHS. Students attending high schools located in Southern California should apply to present at JSHS using the link below. Please reach out to Kendrick Buford, Virtual JSHS Regional Director, with any questions. 

Symposium dates: February 28-29, 2024

Deadline for student applications: January 31, 2024

Application page: https://apps.ideal-logic.com/aeop?key=JKR5-G7ZD1_K9KH-5PTF_befa17a3993e

Regional Host Information

Kendrick Buford
[email protected]

The California Southern JSHS is Sponsored and Administered by:

The University of Southern Mississippi

Kendrick Buford, Regional Director


The University of Southern Mississippi

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