About this competition
Science Olympiad is a long-running team competition (Division B for middle school, Division C for high school) where each team competes in roughly 23 events spanning the sciences and engineering — anatomy, chemistry, physics, ecology, robotics, plus build events like bridge or rocket construction.
The team-of-specialists structure rewards depth in chosen events and breadth across the team. Strong Science Olympiad programs are major college-admissions signals, particularly for state-champion or national-qualifying schools.
Season & deadlines
School-level registration in fall; regionals February, state April, nationals May.
Season window: September through May.
Cost
$100–$400 — School registration $60-$300, plus per-event materials and travel.
Prizes & outcomes
State and national medals, scholarships
Prep resources
- Official rules and game manual · website
Summer event-prep camps
Sci Oly event captains often deepen their assigned events at summer camp programs.
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