Competitions

A provincial contest for New Brunswick students to celebrate an inspiring woman through a video, poster or story.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Vietnam's national final for VEX IQ robotics teams in the middle-school division, at Dwight School Hanoi on 23–24 January 2027.

• Up to grade 9
• Fee: $100 USD

Wyoming'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

A free in-person hackathon for high-school and university students at the University of Toronto's Myhal Centre.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Solve 30 mathematical reasoning questions in a supervised 75-minute contest at a participating US center.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $20 USD

New Mexico's statewide high-school mock trial competition: student teams prepare a case as attorneys and witnesses and try it before real judges and attorneys in courtrooms.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

The Tennessee regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, administered by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville: high-school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition, with no cost to take part.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Write an evidence-based international-affairs article and, if selected, defend it online before HIR judges.

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

Enter up to three standout photographs from 2026 for international youth photography recognition.

• Grades not published
• No fee

The 89th Annual South Carolina 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

The 72nd Annual Virginia 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

A one-page poster competition from Christ Church, Oxford and Oxford Edge (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation): reimagine an industry through technology and innovation.

• Year 11–12
• No fee