SoTS Club Network
Build a local research community at your high school, homeschool co-op, or learning center
Research Is Better Together
At SoTS, you already have access to research labs, skills courses, AI Mentor, and publication options. These resources teach you how to do research and guide you through the process.
But when you add peers to the equation, everything moves faster.
You gain an audience for your ideas. You find collaborators to challenge your thinking. You connect with people who share your excitement and can help you overcome obstacles.
SoTS clubs bring this research community to homeschool co-ops, learning centers, and high schools. Anywhere students want to do real science together.
This is where you find your people.
What Club Members Do
- Work on real research problems in any field of interest
- Present findings and receive constructive peer feedback
- Test project ideas, discuss challenges, and solve problems together
- Discover what others are working on, ask questions, and find inspiration
- Connect with like-minded peers who are passionate about science and discovery
Some members arrive with a project already underway. Others are still exploring. Both are welcome.
Why Start a Club?
Find your people. Meet other teens who get excited about the same things you do.
Collaborate on real work. Present your findings, debate ideas, and work together on meaningful projects.
Develop leadership skills. Building a community of young researchers is harder than joining one. It's also more valuable.
What You Get
For your club:
- Official SoTS affiliation and recognition
- Connection to our growing network of young researchers
For you as a founder:
- The Club Leaders Discussion Group: access to the SoTS team and collaboration with other club founders
- Research Leadership Program: structured development with certification (optional track)
Leaders who build thriving clubs may earn letters of recommendation from SoTS.
Club registration: $150 per year
SoTS membership is required to lead a club. Founders hold an SoTS membership, which is earned through a fit evaluation call. Club registration is separate from membership.
Start a Club
Email team@teenscientists.org to begin. Not a member yet? Start with the SoTS membership fit evaluation.
SoTS Research Clubs operate independently. Registration confirms active status and philosophy alignment only. Club founders are not employees, contractors, or representatives of Society of Teen Scientists. SoTS does not supervise, control, or assume responsibility for club activities, meetings, venues, instruction quality, or member interactions. All liability rests with club organizers and participants. SoTS provides recognition, community, and limited support and resources, not oversight.