Programs

The Adroit Journal's annual prizes for secondary and undergraduate writers in poetry and prose; winners receive $200 and are published in the journal.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $15 USD

A free two-week, project-based summer workshop where rising seniors build their own Doppler and range radar with Lincoln Laboratory scientists and engineers.

• Grade 11
• No fee

Mississippi's state-level science and engineering fair for grades 7–12 participants advancing from the seven regional fairs.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Pennsylvania's statewide high school environmental science team competition ; the winner represents Pennsylvania at the NCF-Envirothon.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Iowa FBLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business competitive events (accounting, marketing, finance, management, technology, public speaking and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FBLA national conference.

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

The largest academic competition in the world: more than 7,000 middle and high school students compete in debate and speech events over five days.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A five-week, non-residential lab research program in UT Austin College of Natural Sciences research groups, with UT extension credit and a closing poster symposium.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee: $4,500 USD

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. Explore women's health in a summer institute for high school students.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

Two student leaders from each state, DC and DoDEA spend a week in Washington experiencing the national government and each receives a $12,500 college scholarship.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

High-school seniors spend September through March doing original research with a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory scientist mentor, at least 10 hours a week.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

Create engineering models and drawings with a staff mentor at Sandia in Albuquerque.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

North Dakota 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