Winners & Prizes
America's Top Young Scientist of 2010
Grand Prize Winner: Liam McCarty
Liam McCarty will receive:
- $50,000 Value of U.S. Savings Bonds ($25,000 cash value)
- Title of "America's Top Young Scientist"
- Trophy
- The 3M Innovation Prize: A trip to 3M's world headquarters in St. Paul, Minn., to visit the 3M Innovation Center and work alongside 3M's top scientists to test and enhance his innovation
Runners-up also receive select prizes such as a trip to the set of set of Discovery Channel's
MythBusters, a
Discovery Student Adventures Spring Break Trip to the Grand Canyon, or a $500 gift card from
Discovery Experiences.
All Finalists also receive:
- $1,000 cash prize (except for Grand Prize Winner)
- Competition medal
- Finalist Apparel
- 3M Gift Box
- Backpack from the Hub, filled with games, DVDs, assorted Discovery prizes and a custom digital camcorder