Academic competitions & camps, by interest.

The tiered US math-contest series (grades 6–12) that selects the International Mathematical Olympiad team.

Team and individual math competition for grades 6–8, advancing school → chapter → state → national.

Five monthly problem-solving contests for students in grades 4–8.

A six-week immersive number-theory program for motivated students ages 14–18.

A six-week residential number-theory immersion for high schoolers.

A five-week residential advanced-math immersion for students ages 13–18.

A five-week residential program of interactive, exploratory advanced mathematics.

Residential and online advanced-mathematics programs for 10th- and 11th-graders.

A summer program in discrete mathematics and theoretical CS for students entering grades 10–12.

A team STEM competition across ~23 events for middle and high school teams.

A multi-tier biology exam series selecting the US International Biology Olympiad team.

Local-to-national chemistry exams leading to a study camp and the IChO team.

The F=ma → USAPhO exam sequence that selects the US Physics Team.

A buzzer-style science and math quiz competition for middle and high school teams.

The premier original-research competition for US high-school seniors (~$3.1M in awards).

The world's largest pre-college science fair (grades 9–12), reached via affiliated fairs.

A residential research program in astrophysics, biochemistry, genomics or cell biology.

A free six-week STEM research program for ~100 rising seniors.

A ~six-week mentored STEM research program for rising seniors (school nomination).

A seven-week mentored polymer/materials-science research program (16+).

A seven-week mentored research program for 12 rising seniors across STEM and social science.

Free online competitive-programming contests across Bronze–Platinum divisions.

A district-based app-development competition for middle and high schoolers.

Teams secure virtual networks in the national youth cyber-defense competition.

Tiered robotics programs from LEGO League (grades 4–8) to varsity FRC (grades 9–12).

A year-round regional-to-Worlds robot competition for middle and high schoolers.

Students write code to control NASA's Astrobee robots aboard the ISS.

40+ high-school technology and engineering competitive events (incl. robotics, CAD).

A 12-category robotics competition (grade 6+) with no required kit.

A rigorous four-week project-based STEM program for rising seniors (free online prerequisites).

A nationally competitive summer internship doing authentic NASA Earth and space research.

A year-round aerospace, leadership and flight program (ages 12–18) plus summer academies.

An annual space-settlement design paper competition for middle and high schoolers.

The world's largest student rocket contest for US students in grades 6–12.

A nine-month high-powered rocketry challenge mirroring NASA's engineering design lifecycle.

A team space-system design competition (orbits, satellites, launch-vehicle selection).

A global STEM innovation and entrepreneurship competition (ages 13–18) with an aerospace track.

A team aviation/UAS engineering design challenge using professional engineering tools.

A national health-science student organization running 100+ competitive events.

A tiered neuroscience competition whose winners advance to a national championship.

The global neuroscience championship that national winners advance to.

A paid biomedical-research internship in NIH labs (graduating seniors eligible).

A competitive four-week immersion modeled on the first-year medical-school curriculum.

A free one-day hands-on orthopaedics and bioengineering program for women/nonbinary students (grade 10+).

A week-long human-anatomy immersion with cadaver labs and surgical-skills workshops.

Fee-based one- and three-week pre-college medical programs with hands-on labs.

Molecular-medicine workshops (online and campus sites), rolling admission.

Industry-validated role-play and project competitions in marketing, finance and entrepreneurship.

70+ competitive events in business, finance, management and IT for grades 9–12.

America's premier team economics competition, testing micro, macro and the world economy.

A global high-school venture competition with a ~$100K prize pool.

A large virtual competition where students pitch a business concept by video.

A free 10-week team competition building and managing a virtual investment portfolio.

A selective three-week on-campus business program for rising seniors.

Selective pre-college programs (business, data science, M&T) for grades 9–11.

A free global design-thinking challenge for ages 13–24, aligned to the UN SDGs.

A simulated-company program whose summit runs nine business competitions.

A selective summer entrepreneurship program where students build a real startup.

A selective summer program applying economic reasoning and leadership skills.

The largest US speech & debate honor society; its June National Tournament is the flagship championship.

A national speech & debate league whose Grand National Tournament draws thousands.

The oldest and largest high-school Model UN conference, held each January.

A flagship high-school Model UN conference held each February in Washington, D.C.

A constitutional-knowledge program culminating in simulated congressional hearings.

A model-government program where teens draft and debate legislation at a state conference.

The national championship for each state's and territory's winning mock-trial team.

Immersive summer programs running a mock state government (with Boys/Girls Nation).

A selective, intensive summer policy-debate program (the 'Cherubs') for grades 8–11.

A selective residential and online creative-writing program for rising 10th–12th graders.

Residential and online creative-writing workshops for students ages 16–18.

A two-week summer creative-writing conference for rising grades 9–11.

A free/low-cost online writing mentorship pairing established writers with grades 9–12.

A residential and online creative-writing immersion for rising grades 10–12 (online: 9th).

A one-week online summer workshop for ages 16–18 in fiction, nonfiction or poetry.

Two-week teen writing sessions plus a selective Boston writing fellowship.

A quarterly journal publishing outstanding high-school history research essays (~5% accepted).

A national poetry-recitation competition building from classroom to state and national finals.

An essay contest analyzing an act of political courage (grades 9–12; $10,000 first prize).

Free essay contests on Ayn Rand's novels with prizes up to $25,000.

A free national writing competition in poetry, short fiction and essay (grades 9–12).

Free recurring writing contests for students ages 13–19, with online publication.

A year-long historical-research contest (papers, documentaries, exhibits) for grades 6–12.

The nation's longest-running recognition program for creative teens (grades 7–12).

A free, year-long journalism intensive for lower-income rising seniors.

A four-week residential summer journalism institute (the 'Cherubs') for rising seniors.

A free, fully-funded college-level humanities and social-science seminar (TASS).

A national arts competition and fellowship (ages 15–18) across 10 artistic disciplines.

A five-week college-level summer studio (on-campus and online) for rising 11th/12th graders.

A four-week on-campus art & design portfolio intensive for grades 10–12.

Free in-person and virtual portfolio-review events with accredited art & design schools.

A nationwide 2D-artwork competition; winners' work is displayed in the U.S. Capitol.

A selective residential summer camp in music, theatre, creative writing, visual arts, dance and film (grades 3–12).

The national high-school musical-theatre awards, culminating in a Broadway showcase.

Students perform a Shakespeare monologue and sonnet (school → branch → national).

A selective residential program with a filmmaking track among nine artistic options.

A selective six-week pre-college program in film, TV, animation and game design (ages 16–17).

The world's largest high-school film festival and competition, held in New York City.

A pre-college summer music-training program beside the Boston Symphony's Tanglewood home (ages 14–20).

A five-week summer music-performance intensive for students 15 and older.

A conservatory pre-college program (lessons, classes, placement-based ensembles).

A Saturday conservatory program (ages 8–18) across instruments, voice and composition.