Programs

South Carolina's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the South Carolina Bar: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents South Carolina at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Senior NHS members can apply for one-time college awards recognizing scholarship, service, leadership and character.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Washington'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

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

Develop an individual research question and a substantial paper online with a PhD or postdoctoral mentor.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $6,950 USD

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

A funded academic year overseas for US high-school students, living with a host family and attending a local school.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Develop mathematical proofs and receive written feedback; new students may join the announced later rounds without having entered Round 1.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

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