Programs

Take the 50-minute biology qualifying exam at a registered US school or authorized test center.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $125 USD

The New Jersey Southern regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by Ocean County College: 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 national STEM competition where public-school students, guided by a teacher, design solutions to real problems in their community and compete for up to $50,000 in technology and classroom resources for their school.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Form a school science-and-mathematics quiz team and register its first in-person regional team for the 2027 season.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

The New York–Metro regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by York College / CUNY: 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 New York–Long Island regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by York College / CUNY: 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 paid eight-week summer research internship for high school students at Department of the Navy laboratories nationwide, with about 300 placements across 38 labs and a $4,000 stipend for new participants.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

A free annual poetry contest for high school sophomores and juniors; the winner and runners-up are published in The Kenyon Review and the winner gets a full scholarship to a Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop.

• Grades 10–11
• No fee

Join an eight-week mentored science or engineering placement at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. The published stipend is $4,000 for new interns or $4,500 for returning interns.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

The 69th Annual Texas 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

Merit scholarship for current high-school juniors, covering four years of undergraduate tuition, room, board and required fees.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

International students can apply for a one-year U.S. private-school scholarship; substantial family fees remain.

• Grades 9–11
• Cost not published