— ABOUT FAR TO GO
Extraordinary potential
deserves a path forward.
We exist to help high-performing high school scientists move bold ideas beyond the limits of circumstance.
OUR BELIEF
The future belongs to students who do more than know the answer.
Traditional academic achievement matters. It reflects discipline, preparation, and mastery. But the qualities that produce breakthroughs are harder to measure: curiosity, original thinking, resilience, and the willingness to test an idea that may fail.
Science competitions make those qualities visible. They give young people a demanding arena in which to investigate, invent, defend their work, and learn from others who share their ambition.
WHAT WE DO
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We focus on high-performing students who demonstrate original scientific thought through competition.
Find the potential
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We help fund the materials, fees, travel, and practical needs that stand between talent and opportunity.
Remove the barrier
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We believe one well-timed investment can help a young scientist take a consequential next step.
Back the journey
WHY “FAR TO GO”
Progress begins by recognizing the distance ahead.
The students we support have already come far. Yet even exceptional ability needs time, resources, encouragement, and opportunity before a vision becomes real.
That is true for young scientists—and for all of us. The name is both an affirmation of progress and a reminder to keep moving toward what is possible.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MISSION
Leadership
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Dr. John Barrie, Founder
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Leadership profile 02
Dr. David Lawson, Co-Founder
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Thomas Atkins, Co-Founder
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STAND BEHIND THE NEXT IDEA
Help potential become progress.
Your support can put materials on a workbench and a promising student in the room where opportunity begins.