Programs

Ohio FCCLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in STAR Events competitions in family and consumer sciences, culinary, hospitality and leadership and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FCCLA national conference.

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

A week of creative writing and performance arts at Sarah Lawrence College for students entering grades 9–12, with one transferable college credit.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $2,050 USD

VNU Hanoi's annual olympiad for upper-secondary teams nominated by schools nationwide, in sciences, maths, informatics, literature, history, geography and seven foreign languages.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Kentucky's lottery-funded KEES awards college money to students who earn at least a 2.75 GPA each year at a certified Kentucky high school, plus bonuses for ACT/SAT scores.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A national biology exam for high-school students written at accredited Canadian schools; top students are considered for Canada’s International Biology Olympiad team.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

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