About this competition
Bebras is a global computational-thinking competition originating in Lithuania and now run in 60+ countries. The challenge: solve 12-15 puzzles in 45 minutes that test logical reasoning, pattern recognition, and decomposition — but require no programming knowledge.
Best fit for elementary and middle-school students who haven't learned to code yet but want to see if computational reasoning clicks for them. A great pre-USACO, pre-NACLO on-ramp. The U.S. challenge runs the second week of November.
Season & deadlines
Registration through schools opens October. Challenge week: second week of November.
Season window: October through November.
Cost
Free — Free to participate. Schools register and administer the challenge.
Prizes & outcomes
Certificates for top scorers; no cash awards.