Browse STEM competitions
32 competitions
Conrad Challenge
Year-long innovation + entrepreneurship competition. Teams of 2-5, ages 13-18, build a product solving a real problem.
Diamond Challenge
University-of-Delaware-hosted entrepreneurship competition for HS students. 130+ countries, $100k+ prize pool, two tracks (Business + Social Innovation).
eCYBERMISSION
U.S. Army-sponsored STEM team competition for grades 6-9. Identify a community problem; design + test a STEM solution.
ExploraVision
NSTA / Toshiba competition: imagine a technology 5+ years in the future. K-12, team-based, $10k savings bond top prize.
Future City Competition
Design a city of the future to solve a real engineering problem. Team-based, project-heavy, MS-focused (with an HS division added recently).
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
DoD-sponsored research symposium for HS students. Present original research; scholarships from $1,000 to $12,000.
Math Kangaroo
The global beginner-friendly math contest. K-12, fixed test date in March, every participant gets a gift bag.
MIT PRIMES
Year-long mentored research with MIT graduate students. Math and computational biology. Highly selective; rejection rate ~95%.
National Science Bowl
DOE-sponsored buzzer-style science quiz. Teams of 4-5 race the clock on biology, chemistry, physics, math, earth + energy science.
Research Science Institute
Six-week summer research program at MIT for rising HS seniors. Free, fully funded, ~80 students worldwide. Acceptance rate ~5%.
Technovation Girls
Build a mobile app + business plan to solve a community problem. Ages 8-18, all-girls teams (or coed in some regions). Free, 12-week curriculum, mentor support.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge
The premier U.S. middle-school science research competition. Top 30 finalists travel to D.C.; formerly known as Broadcom MASTERS.