Programs

One Oregon application for more than 600 privately funded scholarships worth over $10 million a year, administered by the state's Office of Student Access and Completion.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

Alabama TSA's 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

California's main grant aid for college, which does not need to be paid back; high-school seniors qualify by filing the FAFSA or CA Dream Act Application with a verified GPA.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

Create a short original video connecting population growth to city planning, fresh water use or extreme weather.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Canada’s national poetry recitation contest for senior high-school students, in English, French or bilingual streams, with national finals in Toronto.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Statewide juried art competition for Ohio high school students (grades 9–12): about 300 works are selected for the State Exhibition, 25 receive the Governor's Award of Excellence, and sponsors offer scholarships.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3 USD

The New York state championship of Science Olympiad for high school (Division C) teams, held March 12–13, 2027 at Le Moyne College, Syracuse; top teams can advance to the national tournament.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A statewide original-poetry writing competition from the Washington State Arts Commission, open to every Washington school serving grades 9–12, regardless of Poetry Out Loud participation.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Idaho SkillsUSA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in technical, skilled-trade and leadership contests (construction, automotive, manufacturing, IT, health, culinary, public speaking and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national SkillsUSA event.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $75 USD

A week-long residential camp at the University of Georgia that introduces high-school students to the fields and careers of the agricultural industry.

• Grades 10–11
• Fee: $300 USD

A free, week-long residential business program at CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business where Colorado high-school juniors compete in teams in a real-world case challenge for corporate partners.

• Grade 11
• No fee

A one-week residential camp at Texas A&M where high-school students explore architecture, construction science or landscape architecture and urban planning.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: $1,500 USD