Opportunity Guide I Summer, Enrichment & Activities Guide
- Want to put your brain to the test in glorious competition? The Academic Games Leagues of America National Tournament, known by competitors simply as “Nationals,” tests students’ understanding and… Read more
- Each year, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP) Poster Contest provides an opportunity for students to creatively express ideas and understandings of language and… Read more
- Computer enthusiasts! The American Computer Science League (ACSL) holds competitions each year in which students grades 3-12 are challenged with solving computer programming problems. Competitors are… Read more
- The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC) consist of a series of increasingly difficult tests for students in middle school and high school. The AMC sets the standard in the United States for… Read more
- How does your school yearbook, magazine or newspaper compare to other school publications throughout the country? How are these other faculty advisers and student staffs getting ideas for the… Read more
- The ASCAP Foundation Morton Gould Young Composer Awards (the “Award”) honors the late Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and The ASCAP Foundation’s former president Morton Gould’s lifelong commitment to… Read more
- The Horkheimer Charitable Fund sponsors four youth awards annually: two service awards, an imaging award, and a journalism award. These award programs began due to the generosity of the late Jack… Read more
- The BMI Student Composer Awards is an annual competition open to young composers engaged in the study of classical music. Our oldest awards program in any genre, the competition has a prestigious… Read more
- Explain a neuroscience concept so that a broad audience can understand the wonders of the brain and mind. Anyone can enter! Work with a member of the Society for Neuroscience to produce an… Read more
- The Challenge is an academic competition for students in grades 5-8, where the excitement and value of chemistry takes center stage! By middle school, most U.S. students have not studied chemistry as… Read more
- Sponsored by PBS Kids, these contests challegne kids to design and build a structure and to post their results online. Projects are voted on by other kids. A fun project to do at home.
- To develop opportunities that inspire the global community of learners to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity. The Destination Imagination program is a fun,… Read more
- The Digital Arts Festivals recognize the achievements of Club members through local, regional or national festivals building confidence and motivating participants to explore new avenues for artistic… Read more
- The annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to submit a 1-2 minute video describing a unique solution to an everyday problem for the chance to win $25,… Read more
- Comprehensive listing of engineering competitions for students in grades K - 12
- Every year, the EngineerGirl website sponsors a contest dealing with engineering and its impact on our world. The topic and detailed instructions for the contest are posted in the fall with a… Read more
- Every year, the EngineerGirl website sponsors a contest dealing with engineering and its impact on our world. The topic and detailed instructions for the contest are posted in the fall with a… Read more
- The ExploraVision competition for K-12 students engages the next generation in real world problem solving with a strong emphasis on STEM. ExploraVision challenges students envision and communicate… Read more
- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, the 501(… Read more
- FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) was founded in 1989 to inspire young people's interest and participation in science and technology. Based in Manchester, NH, the 501(… Read more
- Every year, in partnership with Science Buddies, Fluor transforms one of its own internal employee engineering challenges into a student-centric challenge in time for Engineers Week (in February).… Read more
- Future Engineers hosts online innovation challenges for K-12 students. In 2014, Future Engineers launched its innaugural 3D printing in space challenge, sponsored by the ASME Foundation with… Read more
- FPSPI 's mission is to develop the ability of young people globally to design and achieve positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking. FPSPI is a dynamic… Read more
- The United States Geography Olympiad was founded in the summer of 2012 as a nationwide competition to test the geography skills of American students and to help foster geography education throughout… Read more
- Girls' Adventures in Math (GAIM) is a themed math competition for upper elementary and middle school girls, followed by strategy-based games. The day begins with a 60-minute, 16-question Round 1 and… Read more
- The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes celebrates inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America. Each year, the Barron Prize honors 25 outstanding young… Read more
- This annual essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world's youth in promoting a culture of peace and sustainable development. It also aims to… Read more
- The National French Contest/Le Grand Concours is an annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French. Students of French in grades 1-12, in all 50 states and abroad,… Read more
- ICS maintains a listing of hundreds of academic competitions in order for students to get ranked in their ICS Global Academic Champions Ranking. Since 2012, ICS has been defining best-practices in… Read more
- As the Midwest Torrance Center, we subscribe to creativity as the “highest form of mental functioning.” This framework was initiated and developed by E. Paul Torrance, known as the father of… Read more
- he purpose of this annual writing contest, named in honor of Willamette Writer’s founder, Kay Snow, is to help writers reach professional goals in writing in a broad array of categories and to… Read more
- The Mission of the Kids Philosophy Slam is to give kids a voice and to inspire kids to think by unlocking their intellectual and creative potential through a unique and powerful philosophical forum… Read more
- Letters About Literature is a reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write to the author (living or dead) about how the book… Read more
- The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of organizations working to improve marine technical education and in this way help to prepare America’s future… Read more
- Math contests give students an educationally enriching opportunity to participate in an academically-oriented activity and to gain recognition for mathematical achievement. Our main goal is… Read more
- Mathematical Olympiads for Elementary and Middle Schools (MOEMS) is a worldwide math competition, organized by a not for profit foundation with the same name. It is held yearly from November through… Read more
- The annual competition is designed to provide an educational as well as a competitive experience for young chamber ensembles. The competition is open to chamber ensembles in 12th grade and younger… Read more
- Competition Eligibility: There are 2 Divisions: Midwest Young Artists Conservatory (MYAC) Orchestra Division* Open Division *Students in the MYAC Division must be active participants in the MYAC… Read more
- The MTNA National Student Competitions are the most successful and prestigious student competitions in the country Each year, thousands of students compete for top prizes and national recognition.… Read more
- NASA list of current opportunities for students, including: internships, competitions, workshops, fellowships and other opportunities.
- National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the… Read more
- Since its founding in 1898, the NFMC has grown into one of the world’s largest music organizations with club and individual members of all ages. The NFMC is chartered by the Congress of the United… Read more
- The National History Bee and Bowl are buzzer-based history quiz competitions for Elementary, Middle, and High School-aged students throughout the USA. The Bee is a competition for individual students… Read more
- Now in its fifty-third instalment, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition provides a showcase for the world’s very best nature photography. The competition is owned by the world-renowned… Read more
- The National Latin Exam is a voluntary exam given in schools in the spring. Its purpose is to promote the study of Latin and to encourage the individual Latin student. The National Latin Exam,… Read more
- The National Gallery for America's Young Inventors™ is the only nationally recognized HALL OF FAME FOR STUDENT INVENTORS, established in 1993 and given permission by the adult National Inventors Hall… Read more
- National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a fun, empowering approach to creative writing. The challenge: draft an entire novel in just one month. Why do it? For 30 wild, exciting, surprising days… Read more
- For 50 years, National PTA’s Reflections program has helped students explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that… Read more
- This is a poetry contest! The contest is divided into 5 age groups with different expectations for each. For more information, please visit the website.
- Ready to give your brain a workout? Odyssey of the Mind, an international educational program, provides opportunities for creative problem-solving to students from kindergarten all the way through… Read more