The Maryland Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (MDJSHS) is a regional competition conducted under the auspices of the national Junior Science & Humanities Symposia Program. The primary aims of MDJSHS are to promote research and experimentation in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level, and to publicly recognize students for outstanding achievement and effort. The major activities of MDJSHS include:

• Presentations of original research papers by high school students
• A student poster session
• Laboratory visits
• Opportunities to meet others interested in the sciences