Broadcom MASTERS® (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering as Rising Stars), is the premier international middle school science and engineering fair competition. A program of the Society for Science sponsored by the Broadcom Foundation, Broadcom MASTERS participants reap the benefits of project-based learning and collaboration with teachers, mentors and professional scientists and engineers.
The Broadcom MASTERS awards cash prizes and gifts to all MASTERS nominees and their teachers at every level of competition. National finals are held each fall, and top prizes include the $10,000 Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation, the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize, a gift from the Samueli Foundation, the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement, the $10,000 STEM Talent Award, sponsored by DoD STEM and the $7,500 Lemelson Award for Invention, STEM and team awards. Top awards in math were sponsored by Robert John Floe, President, Floe Financial Partners.