Competitions

The Heartland regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by The University of Iowa: 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

The Independent Schools Association's public speaking competition: Key Stage 2 students give a poetry reading, while Key Stages 3–5 write and deliver their own speech. Run in partnership with the English-Speaking Union.

• Year 10–13
• Cost not published

Singapore's national science and engineering research fair for MOE secondary and pre-university students; finalists exhibit and are judged at Science Centre Singapore, and top projects can be selected for Regeneron ISEF.

• Sec 3 – JC2
• Cost not published

The 78th Annual Louisiana 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 87th Annual Alabama 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 81st Annual Mississippi 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

Oregon'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

Develop a business or social venture as a high-school team, submit a concept and pitch through judged rounds.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

The statewide high-school research fair for Massachusetts, held April 8, 2027 at the DCU Center in Worcester; top projects advance to Regeneron ISEF and compete for tuition scholarships.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

The Greater Washington, D.C. regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by The Catholic University of America: 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

The Illinois regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by Southern Illinois 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

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

• Grades 9–12
• No fee