Competitions

Solve a supervised school mathematics contest with a grade-appropriate paper and formal scoring.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

A beginner-friendly computational-thinking challenge, taken electronically under school supervision.

• Grades 9–10
• Fee charged, amount not published

Build an app on any topic and submit it to your U.S. House member’s district competition; district winners are featured on House.gov.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A national and regional award recognizing grades 9–12 students for their computing experience, activities, leadership, persistence and plans in tech.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Create a STEM innovation and business plan with a student team, then receive expert judging and feedback.

• Grades not published
• Fee: $499 USD

Write and record an original English audio essay on What a Veteran Taught Me About America.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Submit original poetry, fiction or nonfiction to a worldwide high-school writing competition.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Propose a school-team experiment for a NASA-sponsored high-altitude balloon flight.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Work in a student team to model a real-world problem mathematically and write an English solution report.

• Grades not published
• Fee: $100 USD

Enter completed individual science, mathematics or engineering research for national judging and a possible Washington final.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Build and program a team robot with adult mentors, then compete in a US regional event in the 2027 nature-inspired season.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Form a school science-and-mathematics quiz team and register its first in-person regional team for the 2027 season.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published