Competitions
Browse verified academic, arts, service, and STEM competitions for high-school students.
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371 verified published opportunities
Coca-Cola Scholars Program is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in leadership, service, scholarship.
Comic Art is a named high-school participation pathway published by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
Commended Student is a named high-school participation pathway published by National Merit Scholarship Corporation, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
Community Partnership is a named high-school participation pathway published by National Park Service; current availability and local rules must be checked.
Community Tennis is a named high-school participation pathway published by U.S. Tennis Association; current availability and local rules must be checked.
Computer Science Recognition is a named high-school participation pathway published by Congressional App Challenge, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
The Congressional App Challenge invites middle- and high-school students to create a functioning app on any topic, using any programming language or platform, and submit it in a participating congressional district. Students may compete alone or in teams of up to four, and district winners can have their work displayed in the U.S. Capitol and on House.gov and be invited to the #HouseOfCode celebration. In the 2025 cycle, 394 congressional offices participated, 13,830 students registered, and students submitted a record 4,650 functioning apps. The program generally launches in spring and closes in the fall.
Congressional App Challenge is a named high-school participation pathway published by Congressional App Challenge, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
Conrad Challenge is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in innovation, engineering, entrepreneurship.
Cooke College Scholarship Program is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in academic recognition, scholarship.
Coolidge Scholarship is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in academic recognition, leadership, scholarship.
Critical Essay is a named high-school participation pathway published by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
