the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
North Carolina's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources: middle- and high-school students present history research projects on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and the top entries advance to the national contest.
A $10,000 award for young people ages 8–18 in the U.S. and Canada who have organized and led an extraordinary service project helping people or the planet.
WSOS funding and support for Washington students pursuing eligible high-demand certificates, apprenticeships or associate degrees in trades, STEM and health care.
Virginia's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture: middle- and high-school students present history research projects on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and the top entries advance to the national contest.
Write a story, poem, essay, script or other piece on the theme 'Acts of Courage' for the Orwell Foundation's writing prize for secondary school and college students.
A six-day STEM camp on the Georgia Tech campus for rising 9th–12th graders, with hands-on experiences, career exposure, team challenges and college life. Scouting membership is not required.
Award-winning one-week residential STEM camps at Rice University for rising 8th–12th graders, emphasizing communication through projects and presentations.
A four-week art and design intensive at Ringling College in Sarasota for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors: core foundation classes plus two immersions in areas such as animation, motion design, creative coding, writing or film. First-time completers earn three elective college credits.
Mississippi State University — Department of Theatre
A three-week residential theatre camp at Mississippi State University where students rehearse and mount a fully staged production, with performance, writers/production and technical tracks.