Competition Deadlines for High School Students
69 competitions with a deadline ahead, 50 of them open to apply now. The next one closes . Many more take applications on a rolling basis; browse all competitions.
Add these deadlines to your calendar: Google Calendar · Apple Calendar or Outlook · .ics file. Includes opening dates for programs not open yet, and new ones show up as they're added.
November 2026
- Modeling the Future ChallengeActuarial Foundation
- NASA Space Apps ChallengeNASA Space Apps Challenge
- USA Biology Olympiad (USABO)Center for Excellence in Education
- Xylem Global Student Innovation ChallengeXylem Inc.
- New Jersey High School Regional Science BowlU.S. Department of Energy / Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Samsung Solve for TomorrowSamsung Electronics America (with MIT Solve)
- Maryland/DC Regional High School Science BowlU.S. Department of Energy / Montgomery College
- Berkeley Math Tournament OnlineBerkeley Math Tournament (UC Berkeley)
- Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young WritersThe Kenyon Review
December 2026
- FRA Americanism Essay ContestFleet Reserve Association (FRA)
- One Story One Teen Story ContestOne Story
- American Rocketry ChallengeNational Association of Rocketry and Aerospace Industries Association
- Dream with Us Design Challenge: High School Engineering ChallengeNASA Aeronautics
- NFTE World Series of InnovationNetwork for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
- Minnesota High School Science BowlMinnesota Academy of Science
- National Genealogical Society Rubincam Youth Writing CompetitionNational Genealogical Society · Not open yet
January 2027
- Sony World Photography Awards: Youth CompetitionWorld Photography Organisation
- The Earth PrizeThe Earth Foundation
- Profile in Courage Essay ContestJohn F. Kennedy Library Foundation
- Diamond ChallengeHorn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware
- ESU National Shakespeare CompetitionEnglish-Speaking Union of the United States
- Horizon Academic Essay PrizeHorizon Academic
- Cosmo HacksCosmo Hacks
- C-SPAN StudentCamC-SPAN (StudentCam)
- National WWII Museum Student Writing ContestThe National WWII Museum
- Toshiba ExploraVisionToshiba / NSTA
- National German ExamNational German Exam (American Association of Teachers of German) · Not open yet
- National Japanese Exam (NJE)American Association of Teachers of Japanese · Opens Jan 4
- MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF)MITRE Corporation
- USA-North America AI Olympiad (USA-NA-AIO)USA Artificial Intelligence Olympiad
February 2027
- University of Illinois FAA High School CompetitionCollege of Fine and Applied Arts, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- KidWind Energy Art ChallengeKidWind (Gale Force Education) · Not open yet
- National Spanish ExamNational Spanish Exam (AATSP)
- New York City History DayCenter for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Public Library · Opens Jan 6
- Quill and Scroll Writing, Visual, Multimedia ContestQuill and Scroll
- National Geographic Slingshot ChallengeNational Geographic Society
- National Ag Day Video Essay ContestAgriculture Council of America · Not open yet
- New Hampshire Science and Engineering Exposition (NHSEE) High School ExpoNew Hampshire Science and Engineering Exposition Association
- West Virginia Young Writers ContestWest Virginia Department of Education / Central WV Writing Project · Not open yet
- High School Fed ChallengeFederal Reserve Bank of New York
- Code/Art Game Design CompetitionCode/Art
- National Latin ExamNational Latin Exam (American Classical League)
- SPJ/JEA High School Essay ContestSociety of Professional Journalists (SPJ) / Journalism Education Association (JEA) · Not open yet
- Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur CompetitionBlue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition
- Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) Research SymposiumVirginia Junior Academy of Science · Not open yet
- eCYBERMISSIONU.S. Army Educational Outreach Program (AEOP)
- Sejong Writing Competition (Sijo Poetry)Sejong Cultural Society · Not open yet
March 2027
- Living Oceans Foundation Science Without Borders ChallengeKhaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation · Not open yet
- World of 8 Billion Student Video ContestPopulation Education (Population Connection)
- Ninth Circuit Civics ContestU.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit · Opens Jan 6
- Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship ContestGallery Collection (Prudent Publishing)
- Stossel in the Classroom Essay ContestStossel in the Classroom
- Stossel in the Classroom Student Video ContestStossel in the Classroom
- Blank Theatre Young Playwrights FestivalThe Blank Theatre · Opens Jan 5
- NTID/RIT Digital Arts, Film and Animation CompetitionNational Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT · Opens Jan 11
- Atlanta Youth Poet LaureateVOX ATL · Opens Dec 14
- World Food Prize Iowa Youth InstituteThe World Food Prize Foundation · Not open yet
- Young American Creative Patriotic Art ContestVFW Auxiliary · Not open yet
- Princeton University Ten-Minute Play ContestLewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University · Not open yet
April 2027
- Project Yellow Light Scholarship CompetitionProject Yellow Light
- Frame My Future Scholarship ContestChurch Hill Classics
- O'Connor Institute Civics ChallengeSandra Day O'Connor Institute
- Bill of Rights Institute Community Impact ContestBill of Rights Institute
- Purple Comet! Math MeetArt of Problem Solving Foundation · Not open yet
- Ronald Reagan Oratory CompetitionRonald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
May 2027
June 2027
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- Wharton High School Data Science CompetitionWharton Global Youth Program, University of Pennsylvania
- GENIUS OlympiadGenius Olympiad (Terra Science and Education)
- Atlanta Youth Poet LaureateVOX ATL
- National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC)Council for Economic Education
- National Japanese Exam (NJE)American Association of Teachers of Japanese
- Blank Theatre Young Playwrights FestivalThe Blank Theatre
- New York City History DayCenter for Brooklyn History, Brooklyn Public Library
- Ninth Circuit Civics ContestU.S. Courts for the Ninth Circuit
- NTID/RIT Digital Arts, Film and Animation CompetitionNational Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) at RIT