Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS) is an annual science event organised in connection with the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm. The seminar was first held in 1976 and has since been organised by the Swedish Federation of Young Scientists in collaboration with the Nobel Foundation.
Each year 25 prominent young scientists (ages 18 to mid 20’s) are invited to the event. They have usually won international science prizes at contests such as the European Union Contest for Young Scientists or the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. However, not all attendees have won an invitation through science contents. Students from Australia, for example, are selected through the leadership and student-staff training component of the National Youth Science Forum. The nationalities of the participating scientists vary slightly as some spots are reserved for winners of science contests while some countries have fixed allocation of spots.
The seminar is mainly aimed at promoting interest in science for Swedish high school students, but also gives the participants an opportunity to learn from each other's presentations about their scientific research. The invited young scientists also participate in a number of activities over the course of the Nobel week. These can include attending the Nobel lectures, discussing science ethics and attending the Nobel festivities.
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