Programs

Solve five programming problems at your US school in the Canadian Computing Olympiad qualifying contest.

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

CEMC’s national programming contest (Junior and Senior), written online at school; top Senior students advance toward Canada’s IOI and EGOI teams.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $10 CAD

Missouri 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

Tennessee DECA's 2027 state career development conference and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $75 USD

A Wyoming-specific poetry program, launched in 2023, recognizing original poetry by high-school students.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

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

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Georgia FCCLA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $80 USD

A Texas high-school essay contest on an individual, organization or movement that made positive contributions to Texas history or culture, with state finalists honored at the UIL State Academic Meet.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Write a poem on 'The Deep' for the UK's most valuable prize for young poets, with a £5,000 first prize.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

The Montréal·Laval regional final of Quebec's Expo-sciences for secondary and college (CÉGEP) students, solo or in pairs.

• Secondary III – CEGEP 1
• Fee charged, amount not published

A ten-week summer of hypothesis-driven pediatric cancer research in UT Health San Antonio labs, open to high-school students aged 16+ as well as undergraduates.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Wisconsin 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