Competitions

Prestigious national competition for grades 9–10 in Kazakhstan history and regional cultural heritage, organized in three stages by the Ministry of Education and RNPC Daryn.

• Grades 9–10
• No fee

North Dakota DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

Oklahoma's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the Oklahoma Historical Society: middle- and high-school students present history research projects on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and the top entries advance to the national contest.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Arizona DECA's 2027 state conference, where high-school members compete in business and marketing events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship); top finishers can qualify for DECA's International Career Development Conference.

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

Virginia DECA's 2027 state career development conference and competition for high-school members.

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

A free 4.5-month hybrid tech-entrepreneurship program where teams of girls and gender-diverse youth design and build an app or digital solution with coaches, then pitch it at a regional event.

• Grades not published
• No fee

Delaware DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

Tennessee SkillsUSA's 2027 state leadership and skills conference and competition for high-school members.

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

Michigan DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.

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

A free online team programming competition for UK pupils up to Year 11, sat in school in two rounds in early 2027 with a practice round open now. Teachers register their school; no coding expertise is needed.

• Year 10–11 / S3–S4
• No fee

California DECA's 2027 state conference, where high-school members compete in business and marketing events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship); top finishers can qualify for DECA's International Career Development Conference.

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

FIRST India's robotics competition in which teams of 15-20 students aged 12-18 design, build and program robots for the 2026-27 BIOBUZZ game, compete at six regional qualifiers and the India National Championship in Pune, with a path to the FIRST World Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₹42,900