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STEM competition where high-school students perform original research, present findings, and compete for scholarships and opportunities through regional symposia.

Year-long history research competition where students create papers, exhibits, documentaries, websites, or performances; work advances from local to state to national contests. 2027 theme: Innovation in History: Impact, Influence, Change.

Largest speech and debate organization in the United States, supporting interscholastic tournaments, schools, coaches, and students since 1925.

Free statewide mock trial competition where student teams argue a civil case in front of volunteer attorneys and judges. The 2026-27 case involves an accident with a self-driving car. Teams must be registered by a teacher-coach.

Double-elimination, quick-recall science contest covering chemistry, biology, physics, astronomy, math, and general and earth sciences; the top team wins an expense-paid trip to the National Science Bowl in Washington, DC.

Contest in which high-school students solve linguistic problems to learn about the diversity and consistency of language while exercising logic skills; no linguistics background required.

Essay contest asking U.S. high-school students to write about an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official, with first place winning $10,000.

Online team mathematics competition for middle- and high-school students.

World's largest pre-college science fair, where more than 1,700 young scientists, engineers, and inventors compete across 22 categories for more than $7 million in awards, prizes, and scholarships.

The nation's oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high-school seniors, recognizing original research; 40 finalists compete during Finals Week in Washington, DC, for a share of $3.1 million in annual awards.

Leading team STEM competition in the nation with 7,000 teams at 450 tournaments in all 50 states; Division C is for high-school students.

Online investing simulation where participants use a virtual $100,000 portfolio to research real stocks, bonds, and mutual funds and track how market events influence results.

Two-round online biology competition that enriches the life science education of nearly 12,000 students each year, with a residential training program for 20 national finalists who compete for the U.S. team at the International Biology Olympiad.

Audio-essay scholarship contest for students in grades 9-12 on an annual theme, with national and state scholarships and more than $1.6 million awarded each year.

Program in which high-school students fill a need or solve a community problem while learning to conceptualize, capitalize, and manage their own business venture; students may compete in the JA Company of the Year national competition.

Class-based program for middle- and high-school students to start and run a real business or social movement, with business mentorship and a national competition component.

Connects students from underserved backgrounds with skills training, paid internships at corporate partners, and college and career coaching.

On-site summer internship for students interested in STEM careers, working alongside aerospace scientists and engineers with on-the-job training, mentoring, professional development, and facility tours.

Hands-on NASA internship opportunities for eligible students working with mentors on projects connected to NASA science and missions.

Summer biomedical research experience in NIH laboratories, where eligible students work with researchers and participate in professional-development activities.

Places academically talented high-school students with STEM interests as apprentices in Department of Defense laboratories for eight weeks during the summer, working with research mentors on science and engineering projects.

Career-exploration program in which high-school students design an individualized career path through design-thinking activities, informational interviews, and workplace site visits.

Job shadowing for high-school students who want to learn about a specific department, job roles, and work environments; a pre-approved mentor is strongly encouraged.

Job shadowing at UPMC facilities, including neurodiagnostic shadowing open to high-school juniors and seniors.