Competitions
Browse verified academic, arts, service, and STEM competitions for high-school students.
Stars highlight editor-reviewed programs and award results with documented competitive recognition.
This is a rough guide, not an admissions rating. Opportunities without a star can still be valuable.
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371 verified published opportunities
DOE Office of Science Internship is a named high-school participation pathway published by U.S. Department of Energy, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
DOE Science Bowl Coach is a named high-school participation pathway published by U.S. Department of Energy, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
DOE Solar Decathlon School Program is a named high-school participation pathway published by U.S. Department of Energy, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
DOE STEM Rising is a named high-school participation pathway published by U.S. Department of Energy, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
Doodle for Google is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in visual arts, design.
Dramatic Script is a named high-school participation pathway published by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
Drawing and Illustration is a named high-school participation pathway published by Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, with details that vary by current cycle and local organizer.
eCYBERMISSION is a free, virtual Army Educational Outreach Program competition for grades 6–9. Teams of two to four students, guided by an adult advisor, identify a problem in their community and either investigate it with scientific practices or design an engineering solution. Teams document the problem, evidence, process, results, and proposed impact and can work with volunteer STEM mentors. State, regional, and national recognition includes U.S. savings bonds; in 2025 the four national-winning teams earned a combined $130,000 in bonds at maturity, within more than $1.6 million awarded to top teams that cycle.
Elks Most Valuable Student Scholarship is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in leadership, scholarship.
Embracing Our Differences Art Exhibition is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in visual arts, social issues.
EngineerGirl Writing Contest is an organizer-run high-school competition or award program in writing, engineering.
Engineering Award is a named high-school recognition published by Regeneron ISEF; students should record only the result they actually received.
