Competitions

The 88th Annual Georgia Senior Beta Convention, where high-school National Beta Club members compete in individual and team competitions and run for state leadership positions.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $30 USD

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

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

B.C.'s provincial public speaking championship; top seniors and juniors advance to the 2027 national championships.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $100 CAD

The Texas regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, administered by Texas A&M University: high-school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition, with no cost to take part.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

NASA's free two-day global hackathon on November 14–15, 2026: teams use NASA and partner space-agency data to solve challenges written by NASA experts.

• Grades not published
• No fee

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

South Carolina's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the South Carolina Bar: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents South Carolina at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Washington's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

The New Jersey Southern regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by Ocean County College: high school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition; no cost to register or take part.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A national STEM competition where public-school students, guided by a teacher, design solutions to real problems in their community and compete for up to $50,000 in technology and classroom resources for their school.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

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

The New York–Metro regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by York College / CUNY: high school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition; no cost to register or take part.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee