Competitions

KBTU's long-running ICPC-style team programming contest in Almaty, open to everyone, with a 100% KBTU grant for the best school team.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A three-day Model UN conference for Grade 6–12 students at the International School of North America's Saigon South campus, 15–17 January 2027.

• Grades not published
• Fee: $400 USD

Utah FCCLA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in family and consumer sciences STAR events (culinary arts, fashion, early childhood, entrepreneurship, public speaking and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national FCCLA event.

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

Arizona'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

74th NEOSEF for grades 7–12 in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties; grand prize winners go to Regeneron ISEF.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Hai Phong Department of Education and Training's official city science and engineering research fair for lower- and upper-secondary students exam, held on 25–27 November 2026 (planned).

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Iowa FCCLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in STAR Events competitions in family and consumer sciences, culinary, hospitality and leadership and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FCCLA national conference.

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

Oregon HOSA's 2027 state conference where high-school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.

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

Wisconsin's high school environmental science team competition; the overall winning team can represent Wisconsin at the 2027 NCF-Envirothon.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Colorado FCCLA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in family and consumer sciences STAR events (culinary arts, fashion, early childhood, entrepreneurship, public speaking and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national FCCLA event.

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

Alabama HOSA–Future Health Professionals' 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

Alabama's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the Alabama Humanities Alliance: 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