Programs

The Maryland regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by The Patuxent Partnership: high school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition; no cost to register or take part.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A high-school Model UN conference at the University of Toronto's St. George campus with 34 committees.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A one-day national deliberation event where 300 young people debate the year's youth-policy themes on-site and online; results feed into the Youth Special Council's policy proposals to the government.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Ho Chi Minh City's annual artificial-intelligence challenge; Division B is for upper-secondary students who like IT and want to learn AI, in teams of 1–5.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

High-school teams develop technology-based solutions to everyday problems around them and turn them into testable prototypes.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Annual national biology olympiad for top junior-college biology students; medallists can be shortlisted, trained by NUS and NIE academics and selected for the International Biology Olympiad team.

• JC1 – JC2
• Cost not published

A University of Georgia internship program placing high-achieving high-school juniors and seniors in UGA departments for at least 110 internship hours.

• Grades 11–12
• Cost not published

The City of Dallas youth employment program: free Career Ready Workshops during the school year lead to paid summer internships at $18+/hour for Dallas County youth aged 16–22.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

Iowa BPA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in Workplace Skills Assessment Program events in business, finance, IT and communication and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the BPA national conference.

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

CBSE's annual storytelling competition in Hindi or English: students record a 3-4 minute story video, the school picks one entry per category, and regional and national rounds follow.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A high-school Model UN conference in Victoria, B.C.

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

California 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 charged, amount not published