--- title: TIME and TIME for Kids Name the 2024 Kid of the Year: 15-Year-Old Scientist Heman Bekele description: Today, TIME and TIME for Kids reveal the 2024 Kid of the Year, recognizing one exceptional young person—and five honorees—giving hope for the future. canonical: https://time.com/7010714/time-and-time-for-kids-name-the-2024-kid-of-the-year-15-year-old-scientist-heman-bekele/ author: TIME PR article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2024-08-15T11:30:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T18:08:38.585Z article:section: Press Room og:title: TIME Names the 2024 Kid of the Year og:description: 2024 TIME Kid of the Year og:url: https://time.com/7010714/time-and-time-for-kids-name-the-2024-kid-of-the-year-15-year-old-scientist-heman-bekele/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt659d50bfb91bc5b6/698a59e29d83e8843fb9a68d/TIM240826-KOTY-Cover-FINAL_e4d1a2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2363 og:image:height: 1329 og:image:alt: TIM240826-KOTY-Cover-FINAL_e4d1a2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME Names the 2024 Kid of the Year twitter:description: 2024 TIME Kid of the Year twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt659d50bfb91bc5b6/698a59e29d83e8843fb9a68d/TIM240826-KOTY-Cover-FINAL_e4d1a2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # TIME and TIME for Kids Name the 2024 Kid of the Year: 15-Year-Old Scientist Heman Bekele > Sponsored content. 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This year’s recipient is **15-year-old scientist Heman Bekele from Fairfax, Virginia.** He is recognized for developing an affordable compound-based bar of soap that could in the future be a new and more accessible way to deliver medication to treat skin cancers, including melanoma. Bekele tells TIME: “I’m really passionate about skin-cancer research…. whether it’s my own research or what’s happening in the field. It’s absolutely incredible to think that one day my bar of soap will be able to make a direct impact on somebody else’s life. That’s the reason I started this all in the first place.” \--Read the cover story and watch the interview with 2024 Kid of the Year Heman Bekele. \--See the TIME cover, featuring a photograph by Dina Litovsky for TIME. **The other five 2024 Kid of the Year honorees include:** inventor **Shanya Gill** (13, San Jose, CA), advocate **Madhvi Chittoor** (12, Arvada, CO), advocate **Jordan Sucato** (15, Phoenix, AZ), actor **Keivonn Woodard** (11, Bowie, MD), and entrepreneur **Dom Pecora** (15, Malvern, PA). Read the Kid of the Year honoree profiles: **Of the new list, TIME’s editors write**: “For over a century, TIME has covered influence and leadership. Typically, those we recognize are fully grown adults—in the prime of their careers or sage elders reflecting on long experience. But there are exceptions…. In fact, young people are some of the most impressive individuals out there…. That’s why we choose to recognize TIME’s Kid of the Year.” To select the 2024 Kid of the Year, TIME solicited nominations for young leaders who are making admirable contributions in a range of fields—including social justice, science, and business. Editors and writers combed through submissions and conducted research to identify stand-out kids in the U.S. ages 8-16\. Then, as part of the selection process, a team of _TIME for Kids_ Kid Reporters weighed in on the finalists. The 2024 Kid of the Year package appears in the August 26 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, August 16\. ### **About TIME** TIME is the 101-year-old global media brand that reaches a combined audience of over 120 million around the world through its iconic magazine and digital platforms. 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