Programs

Samsung's national STEM problem-solving contest: teams of 2–4 lower- or upper-secondary students, with a teacher mentor, design solutions to social or local problems.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

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

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

South Carolina SkillsUSA's 2027 state leadership and skills conference and competition for high-school members.

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

The 2027 San Juan Basin Regional Science & Engineering Fair, one of Colorado's regional science fairs whose top projects advance to the Colorado Science & Engineering Fair (CSEF).

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Louisville's summer youth employment program connecting Jefferson County youth ages 16–19 with paid summer jobs at private, public and nonprofit employers.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

Idaho's three ISEF-affiliated regional science fairs — Northern (NISEF), Western (WISEF) and Eastern (EISEF) — run through the Idaho STEM Action Center; winners earn all-expense trips to Regeneron ISEF 2027 in Los Angeles.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

A geography and environment contest for students in Grades 9–12 run by Hanoi University of Mining and Geology; it selects and trains the four students who represent Vietnam at iGeo 2027.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

The national FIRST robotics championship run by USTEM Foundation at Alem Tech Fest in Astana, where FIRST Tech Challenge teams build and program competition robots.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. A week-long program for students passionate about storytelling and creating films, documentaries or television.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

Solve six proof-based problems in 3.5 hours in the first round of the UK maths olympiad selection pathway.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Fee: £40

A team physics research tournament: teams investigate open-ended problems for months and defend their results in online debate-style rounds; selects Canada’s IYPT team.

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

Vermont 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