Programs

Wyoming'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

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

A bond-free DSTA award for first-year JC / IP science-stream students passionate about technology, with an allowance, DSTA activities and an internship.

• JC1
• No fee

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

Seven weeks of mentored biomedical team research at Rockefeller’s RockEDU laboratory. Participation is free, and NYC public-transit travel is covered.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

A free, state-funded four-week residential research program on UNC System campuses for academically talented North Carolina rising 11th and 12th graders.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

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