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Academic Competitions

Discover prestigious academic competitions for high school students. Click on any competition to learn more and register through the official website.

Science & Engineering

Regeneron Science Talent Search
Deadline: November
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Premier science competition for high school seniors

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Deadline: Varies by region
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World's largest international pre-college science competition

Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology
Deadline: September
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Premier research competition for high school students

Google Science Fair
Deadline: December
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Global online science and technology competition

Davidson Fellows
Deadline: February
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Scholarship program for students under 18 who have completed significant projects

ExploraVision
Deadline: February
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Science competition focusing on future technology

Genius Olympiad
Deadline: March
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International high school project competition about environmental issues

Mathematics

American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)
Deadline: February
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Series of mathematics competitions for high school students

MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge
Deadline: February
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Team-based mathematical modeling competition

Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament
Deadline: February
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Annual mathematics competition for high school students

Math League
Deadline: Varies by region
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Mathematics competition for students in grades 3-12

Purple Comet Math Meet
Deadline: April
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Free online international mathematics competition

MathCounts
Deadline: February
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National middle school mathematics competition

Computer Science

USA Computing Olympiad
Deadline: December
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Programming competition for high school students

CyberPatriot
Deadline: October
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National youth cyber education program

Congressional App Challenge
Deadline: November
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Competition for students to create apps

HackMIT
Deadline: September
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Annual hackathon at MIT

CodeQuest
Deadline: May
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Lockheed Martin's annual coding competition

Technovation Challenge
Deadline: April
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Global tech entrepreneurship competition for girls

Debate & Public Speaking

National Speech & Debate Tournament
Deadline: June
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Premier speech and debate competition

National Catholic Forensic League
Deadline: May
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Speech and debate competition for Catholic schools

National Forensic League
Deadline: Varies
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Speech and debate honor society

World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
Deadline: April
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International competition in public speaking and debate

National High School Moot Court Competition
Deadline: February
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Constitutional law competition

Writing & Literature

Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Deadline: December
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National recognition program for creative teens

National YoungArts Foundation
Deadline: October
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Competition for young artists and writers

National History Day
Deadline: June
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History research competition for students

The New York Times Student Editorial Contest
Deadline: April
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Annual editorial writing competition

Bennington Young Writers Awards
Deadline: November
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Writing competition for high school students

Princeton University Poetry Contest
Deadline: November
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Annual poetry competition for high school students

Business & Entrepreneurship

DECA International Career Development Conference
Deadline: April
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Business and marketing competition

FBLA National Leadership Conference
Deadline: June
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Business leadership competition

Diamond Challenge
Deadline: January
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Entrepreneurship competition for high school students

MIT Launch
Deadline: February
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Entrepreneurship program and competition

Wharton Global High School Investment Competition
Deadline: December
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Investment competition for high school students

Robotics & Engineering

FIRST Robotics Competition
Deadline: January
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International robotics competition

VEX Robotics Competition
Deadline: Varies
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Robotics competition for elementary through university students

Zero Robotics
Deadline: September
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Programming competition for SPHERES satellites

RoboSub Competition
Deadline: July
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International autonomous underwater vehicle competition

Tips for Competition Success

Preparation

  • • Start preparing early
  • • Review past competition materials
  • • Practice regularly
  • • Join study groups or clubs
  • • Seek mentorship from teachers

Best Practices

  • • Read rules and guidelines carefully
  • • Meet all deadlines
  • • Prepare required materials in advance
  • • Get feedback from mentors
  • • Stay organized and track progress