Competitions

The Virginia regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, administered by Longwood 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

The 46th annual California Mock Trial Competition: high-school teams argue a fictional case in county competitions, with county champions advancing to the state finals.

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

The Ohio regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by Capital University: 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 short-film competition for Ontario high-school students; selected films screen at VFF 2027.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A team STEM innovation competition run by the British International Education Association; the 2027 theme asks students to design a solution to reduce overfishing from sea to table.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Cost not published

The fourth Yale Model UN conference in Singapore, run by Yale students: three days of committee debate with workshops and speaker sessions for secondary and JC students.

• Sec 3 – JC2
• Cost not published

America's premier Japanese-language competition for high school students: teams of two or three compete at Level II, III or IV in Washington, DC on April 23–24, 2027.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $200 USD

A free international essay competition for students aged 11–18, run by the independent organisation Oxford Global Education, with a live oral defence final.

• Grades not published
• No fee

The Sacramento Regional STEM Fair, a regional science and engineering fair for twelve Sacramento-region counties students affiliated with the California Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF) and Regeneron ISEF.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Minnesota 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

The New England Northern regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by University of Maine: 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

Write an engineering narrative and a storyboard explaining how an AI robot could learn safely in a real place you know.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published