Programs

YMCA model state government program for Minnesota high school students, culminating in a conference at the State Capitol.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $599 USD

Write and record an original English audio essay on What a Veteran Taught Me About America.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Submit original poetry, fiction or nonfiction to a worldwide high-school writing competition.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Apply for a four-year NC State award combining college costs, faculty mentoring and leadership development.

• Up to grade 12
• Cost not published

Florida's statewide high-school mock trial competition, run by the Justice Teaching Center at Florida Southern College: school teams argue an original case as attorneys and witnesses, advancing from local rounds to the state finals; the state champion represents Florida at the National High School Mock Trial Championship.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A student-run in-person math tournament at UC Berkeley with Power, Individual and Guts rounds for high-school teams of up to six.

• Up to grade 12
• Fee: $25 USD

Choose academic subjects and take three online olympiad stages, with cash prizes and a competitive camp award.

• Grade 9
• Fee charged, amount not published

A NASA project-based program where high school classes and clubs design and build real products for NASA and astronauts on the International Space Station.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Propose a school-team experiment for a NASA-sponsored high-altitude balloon flight.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

The 25th annual high-school Model UN conference hosted at the University of Alberta.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

The 88th Annual Georgia 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

B.C.'s provincial public speaking championship; top seniors and juniors advance to the 2027 national championships.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $100 CAD