- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$100 to $1,500
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Coding
ACSL
A school-based league of short written and programming contests across four ability divisions.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$125 to $175
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereOnline
Writing
Adroit Prizes
A respected literary prize for secondary students, judged by working writers, with free entry available.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$15 to $15
PreparationA portfolio of poetry or prose ready for outside judging
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Math
AIME
Fifteen problems, three hours, integer answers only. Invitation required.
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostUp to $25
PreparationA qualifying score on AMC 10 or AMC 12
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Art and design
All American High School Film Festival
The largest high school film festival in the world, screening student work in Times Square.
Math
AMC 10 and AMC 12
The 75-minute exam that opens the door to the US math olympiad ladder.
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$20 to $75
- FormatEither
- WhereIn person
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree to $70
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Engineering
American Rocketry Challenge
Design a rocket that carries eggs to an exact altitude and returns them intact, to the second.
Math
ARML
Fifteen-student regional teams competing in relays and a power round over one intense weekend.
36 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$100 to $1,000
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
88 days left
- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$100 to $800
PreparationComfort with olympiad-style problems, and a place on a regional team
FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Coding
Battlecode
Write an AI that commands a team of virtual units against other students' AIs, with a high school bracket.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationConfident independent programming, and about a month of sustained work
FormatEither
WhereOnline
Coding
Bebras Challenge
A short online computational thinking challenge with no programming required, from age 8 upward.
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostUp to $5
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Writing
Bennington Young Writers Awards
A three-category writing prize from a college known for its writing programme, with scholarship money attached.
Business
Blue Ocean Competition
A fully online entrepreneurship pitch competition with no written business plan required.
Robotics
Botball
Fully autonomous robotics where all the programming is done in advance and nothing is driver-controlled.
Science
Brain Bee
A neuroscience competition running from local chapters up to a world championship.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
53 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatEither
- WhereOnline
Check site
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$500 to $3,000
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
Check site
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree to $400
PreparationReading Brain Facts or Neuroscience: The Science of the Brain
FormatIndividual
WhereBoth
Science
Breakthrough Junior Challenge
Explain a hard scientific idea in a three-minute video, for a $250,000 scholarship package.
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- Grades8 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationDeep understanding of one concept in physics, life sciences or mathematics
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Business
Business Professionals of America
Competitive events in business, IT, digital media and management, with a strong technical event list.
6 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$20 to $1,500
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Civics and social science
C-SPAN StudentCam
Make a short documentary on a national policy question, free, with a large cash prize pool.
83 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereOnline
Math
CEMC Contests
Canada's national contest ladder, from grade 7 puzzles to the Canadian Computing Olympiad.
133 days left
- Grades7 to 12
- CostUp to $20
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Science
Chemistry Olympiad
A local exam, a national exam, then a study camp that picks the four-person United States team.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostUp to $25
PreparationFamiliarity with a full first-year high school chemistry curriculum
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Coding
Codeforces
Free short-format algorithmic contests several times a month, open to anyone with a rating attached.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationImplementing algorithms under time pressure in C++, Java or Python
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Coding
Congressional App Challenge
Build an app, compete only against students in your own congressional district, and win a display in the U.S. Capitol.
Art and design
Congressional Art Competition
One winner per congressional district, with the winning artwork hung in the United States Capitol for a year.
Business
Conrad Challenge
A year-long innovation competition where teams build a product and a business around a real global problem.
Coding
CyberPatriot
Teams defend deliberately broken computer systems against a clock, from middle school upward.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatEither
- WhereOnline
47 days left
- Grades7 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereIn person
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree to $499
- FormatTeam
- WhereBoth
Check site
- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree to $250
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FormatTeam
WhereOnline
Coding
CyberStart America
A free, game-based cybersecurity challenge with scholarships attached, open to US high school students.
Scholarships and challenges
Davidson Fellows Scholarship
Scholarships of up to $50,000 for a significant piece of work in science, technology, mathematics, literature, music or philosophy.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationA completed piece of work at or close to college graduate level
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Business
DECA
Hundreds of role-play and written business events, competed through a school chapter up to an international conference.
Engineering
Destination Imagination
Team creative problem solving across technical, scientific, engineering, fine arts and service challenges.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$20 to $600
- FormatEither
- WhereIn person
Check site
- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$165 to $5,500
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FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Business
Diamond Challenge
Pitch a business or social venture concept against teams from more than a hundred countries, for a prize pool above $100,000.
Art and design
Doodle for Google
Redesign the Google logo around an annual theme, with a scholarship and a day on the homepage at stake.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereBoth
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Engineering
ExploraVision
Pick a technology, project it twenty years forward, and write the paper explaining how it gets there.
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree
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FormatTeam
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Business
FBLA
More than seventy competitive events in business, technology and finance, competed through a school chapter.
140 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$20 to $600
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Robotics
FIRST Robotics Competition
Build a 125-pound robot in six weeks, then compete in a stadium alliance game.
Robotics
FIRST Tech Challenge
A smaller, cheaper robotics league with the same season structure as FRC and a far lower barrier to entry.
Writing
Foyle Young Poets
A free international poetry award for 11 to 17 year olds, with a hundred winners chosen each year.
Music
From the Top Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award
A scholarship award for outstanding young classical musicians with financial need, including a national radio appearance.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$500 to $8,000
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
69 days left
- Grades7 to 12
- Cost$300 to $3,000
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
Check site
- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
325 days left
- Grades3 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationRepertoire ready for broadcast performance, plus demonstrated financial need
FormatIndividual
WhereBoth
Engineering
Future City
Design a city a century from now, in simulation, in an essay, and as a physical model built from recycled materials.
61 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$25 to $25
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FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Environment
GENIUS Olympiad
An international project competition on environmental issues, spanning science, art, writing, business and robotics.
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- Grades8 to 12
- CostNot confirmed
PreparationA completed project on an environmental theme, plus funds for the finalist fee and travel
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Business
Global Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
A twelve-hour online startup sprint: the problem is revealed on the day and you pitch by the end of it.
Business
Harrington Foundation Accelerator
A free eight-week virtual accelerator ending in a live pitch, with real investment for the winner.
Debate and speech
Harvard Speech and Debate Tournament
One of the largest invitational tournaments in the country, over Presidents' Day weekend, with a full novice field.
Math
HMMT
One of the hardest and best-run student math tournaments in the world, held twice a year in Boston.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostNot confirmed
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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- Grades7 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$100 to $2,000
- FormatEither
- WhereBoth
Check site
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$20 to $100
PreparationRegular practice on olympiad-level problems
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Science
HOSA
Over sixty competitive events across clinical skills, health knowledge and leadership, from middle school upward.
11 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$20 to $1,500
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Math
IM²C
A team modelling challenge with national rounds worldwide feeding an international judging round.
82 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationA strong result in COMAP's HiMCM or MidMCM
FormatTeam
WhereOnline
Academic
International Geography Bee
A buzzer geography competition with online qualifying, filling the gap left by the discontinued National Geographic Bee.
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- Grades3 to 12
- Cost$10 to $500
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereBoth
Coding
International Olympiad in AI
The newest international science olympiad, with a scientific round and a practical machine learning round.
Check site
- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree to $500
PreparationProgramming plus an understanding of machine learning fundamentals
FormatTeam
WhereBoth
Engineering
Invention Convention
Invent something that solves a real problem, document the process, and pitch it like an inventor.
173 days left
- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree to $100
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Business
InvestWrite
A free national essay competition on investing, judged on reasoning rather than returns.
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- Grades4 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Writing
JEA Write-off Competitions
On-site journalism contests held at national conventions across news, feature, sports, design and photojournalism.
Writing
John Locke Institute Essay Competition
A free global essay prize in seven academic subjects, judged by academics from Oxford and Princeton.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$10 to $30
- FormatIndividual
- WhereIn person
172 days left
- Grades7 to 12
- CostUp to $20
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Science
JSHS
Present original research to a live audience of scientists at a regional symposium, with scholarships attached.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationOriginal independent research, usually with a mentor
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Robotics
MATE ROV Competition
Build an underwater remotely operated vehicle and run real ocean-industry missions in a pool.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$100 to $3,000
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Math
Math Kangaroo
A friendly international puzzle contest that starts in grade 1.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$21 to $30
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Math
Math Prize for Girls
The largest cash prize in pre-college mathematics, open to girls and non-binary students.
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationAn AMC 10 or AMC 12 score above the year's cutoff
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Math
MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
Fourteen hours, one open-ended real-world problem, and a written mathematical model. Free, with six figures in scholarships.
Debate and speech
Model United Nations
Represent a country in simulated UN committees, negotiate resolutions, and compete for awards at hundreds of conferences.
Math
Modeling the Future Challenge
Analyse a real dataset, quantify a risk, and make a recommendation, mentored by a working actuary.
Music
MTNA Performance Competitions
A structured national competition ladder for young performers, from state through division to national finals.
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- Grades11 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$25 to $1,500
- FormatEither
- WhereBoth
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- Grades11 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
Check site
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$25 to $150
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Academic
NACLO
Solve puzzles in languages you have never seen, with no prior linguistics knowledge required.
Coding
NASA App Development Challenge
Build software against a real NASA mission problem, free, with winning teams meeting NASA engineers.
Coding
NASEF Scholastic Esports
School-based esports leagues paired with a curriculum in production, broadcasting, analysis and game design.
Business
National Economics Challenge
The only national economics competition for United States high school students, run in two divisions.
0 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereIn person
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatTeam
WhereBoth
Civics and social science
National High School Mock Trial Championship
Argue a full fictional case as attorneys and witnesses in a real courtroom, judged by real judges.
Academic
National History Bee and Bowl
Buzzer competition in history, run as both an individual bee and a team bowl, with online qualifying.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$50 to $1,500
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
82 days left
- Grades2 to 12
- Cost$10 to $800
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereBoth
Academic
National History Day
Original historical research presented as a paper, exhibit, documentary, performance or website.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree to $150
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Academic
National Latin Exam
A single low-cost exam sat at school, with medals and a very high award rate for prepared students.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostUp to $10
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Scholarships and challenges
National Merit Scholarship Program
The scholarship competition you enter by sitting the PSAT/NMSQT in your junior year, whether you meant to or not.
Science
National Ocean Sciences Bowl
A buzzer-based ocean science quiz competition for high school teams, run through regional bowls.
Business
National Personal Finance Challenge
A team competition on earning, spending, saving, investing and managing credit, free to enter.
Science
National Science Bowl
A fast buzzer competition across all sciences and maths, run free by the Department of Energy since 1991.
142 days left
- Grades11 to 12
- CostFree to $30
- FormatIndividual
- WhereIn person
52 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree to $300
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereBoth
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree to $50
StructureDivisions by grade or level
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Environment
NCF-Envirothon
Field-based environmental science: teams are tested outdoors on soils, forestry, wildlife, water and a current issue.
Writing
New York Times Student Editorial Contest
Write a 450-word evidence-based opinion piece on anything you care about, judged by Times editors.
Debate and speech
NSDA National Tournament
The largest academic competition in the world, reached by earning qualifying points on your district circuit.
Writing
NYT Student Podcast Contest
Make a five-minute podcast on any subject, free, judged by New York Times editors.
Writing
Ocean Awareness Contest
A free international contest accepting art, writing, film, music and interactive media on a yearly ocean and climate theme.
75 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree to $1,000
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
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- Grades7 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatEither
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$100 to $3,000
- FormatEither
- WhereIn person
187 days left
- Grades7 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatEither
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereOnline
Engineering
Odyssey of the Mind
Teams solve a long-term creative problem over months, then face a spontaneous problem they have never seen.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$290 to $400
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FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Science
Physics Olympiad (F=ma)
A 25-question mechanics exam that opens the pathway to the United States physics team.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree to $50
PreparationFluency with mechanics: kinematics, forces, energy and momentum
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Science
PhysicsBowl
A 40-question, 45-minute physics exam sat at school, with divisions matched to how much physics you have taken.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostUp to $20
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Coding
picoCTF
A free capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition designed specifically for students with no security background.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationComfort with a command line and basic scripting
FormatTeam
WhereOnline
Art and design
Poetry Out Loud
Memorise and perform published poems, from a classroom contest all the way to a national final in Washington.
Writing
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Write about an elected official who took a politically courageous stand, for a $10,000 first prize.
Scholarships and challenges
Prudential Emerging Visionaries
Awards for young people using financial or social innovation to solve a problem in their community.
Math
PUMaC
A team math tournament at Princeton with a live power round and a strong international field.
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- Grades8 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereIn person
179 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
124 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$20 to $100
PreparationExperience with proof-based problems
FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Math
Purple Comet! Math Meet
A free, online, team-based maths contest open to any school or club in the world.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
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FormatTeam
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Academic
Quiz Bowl (NAQT HSNCT)
Buzzer-based team quiz across every academic subject, with a huge published archive of past questions.
Science
Regeneron ISEF
The world's largest pre-college science research competition, reached by winning your way up through affiliated fairs.
187 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$50 to $2,000
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree to $50
PreparationAn ongoing research project and a win at an affiliated fair
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Robotics
RoboCupJunior
International robotics with three distinct leagues: robot soccer, disaster rescue, and performance.
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- Grades5 to 12
- Cost$50 to $2,000
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FormatTeam
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Writing
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The longest-running recognition programme for creative teenagers in the United States, across 29 categories.
Science
Science Olympiad
A 23-event team tournament covering everything from anatomy to bridge building, run at invitational, regional, state and national level.
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- Grades7 to 12
- Cost$15 to $40
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
83 days left
- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$50 to $500
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Robotics
SeaPerch
Build an underwater robot from PVC pipe and motors for well under a hundred dollars, then race and manoeuvre it.
Engineering
STEM Racing (formerly F1 in Schools)
Design, manufacture and race a miniature air-powered car, and run the team like a racing outfit. Rebranded from F1 in Schools to STEM Racing in 2024.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$50 to $300
- FormatTeam
- WhereIn person
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$200 to $3,000
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Environment
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
An international water research prize with national competitions in over thirty countries.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
PreparationA completed water-related research paper
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Coding
Technovation Girls
A free global season where girls aged 8 to 18 build an app or AI project and pitch it as a venture.
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- Grades3 to 12
- CostFree
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FormatTeam
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Writing
The Concord Review
The only journal in the world that publishes academic history papers by secondary students.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$40 to $100
PreparationA research essay with endnotes and a bibliography, at a standard close to undergraduate work
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Environment
The Earth Prize
A global environmental sustainability competition for teenagers, free to enter, with a substantial prize pool.
Engineering
The Paradigm Challenge
Solve a real social problem however you like, from age four upward, with a large prize pool.
53 days left
- Grades7 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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- Grades1 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
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Business
The Stock Market Game
Manage a virtual $100,000 portfolio against other school teams over a full trading season.
Debate and speech
Tournament of Champions
The championship of the national debate circuit, entered only by collecting bids at qualifying tournaments.
234 days left
- Grades4 to 12
- CostFree to $30
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$200 to $6,000
PreparationBids earned at qualifying tournaments across a season
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Chess and strategy
US Chess Scholastic National Championships
National championships separated by grade, age and rating, so beginners are never paired against masters.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$30 to $200
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatEither
WhereIn person
Science
USA Biolympiad
An open biology exam that narrows to twenty finalists and the four-person United States team at the International Biology Olympiad.
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- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$125 to $125
PreparationFamiliarity with a full first-year high school biology curriculum
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Science
USAAAO
Two rounds of astronomy and astrophysics exams leading to the US team for the international olympiad.
44 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- Cost$20 to $30
PreparationSelf-directed study of the IOAA syllabus, beyond school astronomy
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Coding
USACO
Free, worldwide algorithmic contests on a four-division ladder, and the route to Team USA at the IOI.
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereOnline
Art and design
Vans Custom Culture
Design and paint shoes as a school art team, competing for a large grant for your school's art programme.
Robotics
VEX Robotics Competition
The largest robotics competition in the world by team count, with tournaments running most weekends.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereBoth
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$300 to $3,000
StructureDivisions by grade or level
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WhereIn person
Civics and social science
Voice of Democracy
Record a three-minute audio essay on a patriotic theme and compete for scholarships from local post to national level.
Coding
WAICY
A project-based global AI competition with tracks for art and video as well as technical builds.
Civics and social science
We the People
A simulated congressional hearing where your class testifies as constitutional experts before a panel of judges.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereBoth
52 days left
- Grades4 to 12
- CostFree to $100
- FormatEither
- WhereOnline
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- Grades6 to 12
- CostFree to $1,000
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Business
Wharton Investment Competition
Manage a virtual portfolio for a fictional client and defend your strategy to Wharton judges.
Robotics
World Robot Olympiad
An international robotics competition running in over eighty countries, with categories from age six upward.
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- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereBoth
2 days left
- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$50 to $2,000
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatTeam
WhereIn person
Debate and speech
World Scholar's Cup
A team academic competition combining debate, collaborative writing, a quiz bowl and a scholar's challenge, with rounds in dozens of countries.
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- Grades6 to 12
- Cost$100 to $3,000
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatTeam
WhereBoth
Chess and strategy
World Youth Chess Championship
The international age-group championship, entered through your national chess federation.
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- Grades1 to 12
- Cost$500 to $5,000
StructureDivisions by grade or level
FormatIndividual
WhereIn person
Writing
Write the World
Free monthly writing prompts with peer review and expert feedback built into the process.
Art and design
YoungArts
A national arts award across ten disciplines, and the sole route to a United States Presidential Scholar in the Arts nomination.
Engineering
Zero Robotics
Write code that controls a real satellite aboard the International Space Station.
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- Grades7 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatIndividual
- WhereOnline
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- Grades10 to 12
- CostFree to $35
- FormatIndividual
- WhereBoth
27 days left
- Grades9 to 12
- CostFree
- FormatTeam
- WhereOnline
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