Перевод текста each year, the top high-school science students in the united states enter the westinghouse science talent search. this contest is the most prestigious of its kind. finalists of this competition win cash awards in the thousands and have very high chances of being accepted to the top universities of the usa. each year, the top 300 applicants are announced in mid-january. in late january, the 40 finalists are informed; they compete in march in washington, d.c., at the national academy of the sciences for the top ten spots, which have scholarships ranging from $20,000 to $100,000 for the first prize winner. in addition, all finalists receive $5,000 scholarships and an intel centrino powered laptop. the nobel prizes were founded by swedish industrialist and scientist alfred nobel who invented dynamite in 1866.