Programs

A two-week residential noncredit summer institute at Washington University in St. Louis. Research on a topic of your choice with practical, applied work using primary and secondary sources (not lab-based).

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: $4,185 USD

A one-week noncredit program at Washington University in St. Louis where high school students attend lectures introducing college-level topics and build a foundation for future study.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: $985 USD

A two-week residential noncredit summer institute at Washington University in St. Louis. Advanced research methods across disciplines: formulating complex research questions and designing robust methodologies.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: $4,185 USD

Colorado's state-level National History Day contest, where students present original historical research on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and compete for spots at the National Contest.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $35 USD

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

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

A school-hosted mathematical teamwork contest with individual, collaborative and relay problem solving.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $55 CAD

North Carolina's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources: middle- and high-school students present history research projects on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and the top entries advance to the national contest.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A $10,000 award for young people ages 8–18 in the U.S. and Canada who have organized and led an extraordinary service project helping people or the planet.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

An in-person residential pre-college summer program on Emory's historic Oxford campus for rising 10th–12th graders.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee charged, amount not published

WSOS funding and support for Washington students pursuing eligible high-demand certificates, apprenticeships or associate degrees in trades, STEM and health care.

• Up to grade 12
• No fee

Virginia's state contest of National History Day (NHD), run by the Virginia Museum of History & Culture: middle- and high-school students present history research projects on the 2027 theme "Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change" and the top entries advance to the national contest.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Write a story, poem, essay, script or other piece on the theme 'Acts of Courage' for the Orwell Foundation's writing prize for secondary school and college students.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee