Programs

A free in-person hackathon for high-school and university students at the University of Toronto's Myhal Centre.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Solve 30 mathematical reasoning questions in a supervised 75-minute contest at a participating US center.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $20 USD

Oklahoma's state college scholarship program that students join in grades 8–12 if family income is within the limits, then complete program requirements in high school.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

New Mexico's statewide high-school mock trial competition: student teams prepare a case as attorneys and witnesses and try it before real judges and attorneys in courtrooms.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

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

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

NIE's national linguistics olympiad: solve self-contained puzzles about real languages using logic alone; no prior knowledge of linguistics or foreign languages is needed.

• Sec 3 – JC2
• Fee: $15 SGD

Write an evidence-based international-affairs article and, if selected, defend it online before HIR judges.

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

The 89th Annual South Carolina Senior Beta Convention, where high-school National Beta Club members compete in individual and team competitions and run for state leadership positions.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $30 USD

The 72nd Annual Virginia Senior Beta Convention, where high-school National Beta Club members compete in individual and team competitions and run for state leadership positions.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $30 USD

A one-page poster competition from Christ Church, Oxford and Oxford Edge (Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation): reimagine an industry through technology and innovation.

• Year 11–12
• No fee

A two-week residential academic program at Yale with lectures, discussion seminars and a collaborative capstone. Tracks span STEM, politics/law/economics and global challenges; need-based aid is available.

• Grades 10–11
• Fee: $7,600 USD

A month-long STEAM and entrepreneurship summer program for grade 10 and 11 students, live-in on a Canadian university campus or virtual.

• Grades 10–11
• Cost not published