2026 Â鶹¹ÙÍø Research Grant Recipients

Â鶹¹ÙÍø is proud to name 41 outstanding educators as recipients of its Â鶹¹ÙÍø Research Grants program, an initiative dedicated to expanding inquiry-driven science education in middle and high school classrooms nationwide. The awardees will bring hands-on Â鶹¹ÙÍø learning to classrooms across 16 states. Among them, 21 educators will receive research kits, while 20 will receive up to $5,000 in funding to inspire creativity and support student exploration in their scientific interests.

This year’s Â鶹¹ÙÍø Research Grants program is sponsored by Regeneron and Centurion Foundation. Read the full press release here.

 

Grantees

  • Caden Albrecht, St. George Academy (Washington, Utah)
  • Keith Berry, Hoehne Schools (Trinidad, Colorado)
  • Sherry Bowen, Blackman Middle School (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
  • Kyle Braun, Centerville Middle School (Centerville, South Dakota)
  • Ronald Brillantes, Pahin Sinte Owayawa/Porcupine School (Porcupine, South Dakota)
  • Sarah Camens, Dakota Ridge High School (Littleton, Colorado)
  • Petra-Ann Campbell, Lake Placid Middle School (Lake Placid, Florida)
  • Allia Coultas, Sheridan High School (Sheridan, Wyoming)
  • Erin Cupp, Stonewall Middle School (Stonewall, Oklahoma)
  • Kathy Davis, Tipton Christian Academy (Covington, Tennessee)
  • Jonathan Dumont, SeDoMoCha Middle School (Dover-Foxcroft, Maine)
  • Scott Eckhart, Swink Junior-Senior High School (Swink, Colorado)
  • Stacey Floyd, West Field High School (Ogden, Utah)
  • Cecelia Gillam, Benjamin Franklin High School (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • Tara Hall, New West High School (Buffalo, Wyoming)
  • Kristi Hibbert, Big Piney Middle School (Big Piney, Wyoming)
  • Carolynn Hidalgo, Jose Marti Â鶹¹ÙÍø Academy (Union City, New Jersey)
  • Brianna Jenkins, Jackson High School (Jackson, Ohio)
  • Jesse John, Edward R. Murrow High School (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Rise Jongeling, Axtell Park School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
  • Elisa Kensinger, Dickinson High School (Dickinson, North Dakota)
  • Kaycie Klimisch, Maxwell Colony Elementary 04 (Menno, South Dakota)
  • Kaitlynn Krack, Watertown High School (Watertown, South Dakota)
  • Tayler Kriss, Center High School (Center, Colorado)
  • Zafer Kulac, Memphis School of Excellence Mendenhall (Memphis, Tennessee)
  • Loret Landavazo-Sornaoglu, Walnut Park Middle School Â鶹¹ÙÍø Academy (Walnut Park, California)
  • Kacey Larson, Everitt Middle School (Wheat Ridge, Colorado)
  • Juliette McGhee, Greenback High School (Greenback, Tennessee)
  • Latasha Moseley-Edwards, James B. Dudley High School (Greensboro, North Carolina)
  • Iva Moss, Fort Washakie School (Fort Washakie, Wyoming)
  • Mike O’Connell, Chester Area Middle School (Chester, South Dakota)
  • Yevgeny Pevzner, Kearns Junior High School (Kearns, Utah)
  • Bridget Pugh, Monterey High School (Monterey, Tennessee)
  • Deana Sain, Bolivar Middle School (Bolivar, Tennessee)
  • Jesi Seifert, Stratford Â鶹¹ÙÍø Magnet School (Nashville, Tennessee)
  • Marcus Staley, Shiloh Christian School (Bismarck, North Dakota)
  • Ashley Steward, Fleming High School (Fleming, Colorado)
  • Jesse Sugar, Wendover High School (Wendover, Utah)
  • Denise Thompson, Orting High School (Orting, Washington)
  • Autumn Wendler, Elizabeth High School (Elizabeth, Colorado)
  • Noelle Westcott, Central High School (Grand Junction, Colorado)

Previous Grantees

2022  •  2023  •  2024  •  2025