July 2, 2026
The SPJ/JEA High School Essay Contest is a joint initiative of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Journalism
High School
December 11, 2025
The Pirate Pitch Competition allows high school students to learn the basics of entrepreneurship and idea generation. It’s a fun
August 6, 2026
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition is a global virtual pitch competition for high school students. Students will pitch their innovative
May 12, 2026
The National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC) is an online personal finance competition for high school students in the United States.
August 14, 2026
The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest is an annual writing competition sponsored by the John F. Kennedy
August 10, 2026
The New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest is an annual writing competition organized by the New York Times. It invites
July 21, 2026
The HIR Harvard International Review Academic Writing Contest is founded by the Harvard International Review, a quarterly magazine covering insights
March 10, 2026
YoungArts identifies the most accomplished young artists in the visual, literary, and performing arts, and provides them with creative and
March 18, 2026
The Cosmos Championship is a global, virtual debating platform for high school students of any skill level. Almost every week,
June 25, 2026
The World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship is an annual international English language debating and public speaking tournament for
May 15, 2026
The World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC) is an annual English-language debate competition for high school-level teams representing different countries.
June 25, 2026
The Harvard Undergraduate Economics Association (HUEA) is organizing its flagship Harvard International Economics Essay Contest with the collaboration of the
October 31, 2025
The Leonard Milberg High School Poetry Prize recognizes outstanding work by student writers in the 11th grade in the U.S.
July 2, 2026
JASNA (Jane Austen Society of North America) conducts an annual student Essay Contest to foster the study and appreciation of
July 28, 2026
The Ayn Rand Institute Essay Contests are created by the Ayn Rand organization, in memory of this great novelist. The
July 2, 2026
The Princeton Ten-minute Play Contest is hosted by the Lewis Art Center of Princeton University. The judging committee of the
December 11, 2025
International Brain Bee was founded by Dr. Norbert Myslinski with a mission to build better brains to fight brain disorders.
June 25, 2026
Columbia Young Authors Writing Competition is sponsored by the English and Creative Writing Department at Columbia College Chicago. The competition
July 2, 2026
Annual DNA Day Essay Contest is hosted by the American Society of Human Genetics, in support of National DNA Day.
December 11, 2025
The New York Times My List Review Contest invites students to create a curated list of three to five works
July 28, 2026
Write the World, developed by David Weinstein – who’s currently working at Harvard University, is dedicated to improving the writing
July 2, 2026
New York Times invited students to write short, evidence-based persuasive essays through the New York Times Students Editorial Contest. Students
February 9, 2026
Bennington College Young Writers Awards are created by Bennington College, to promote excellence in writing at the high school level
August 10, 2026
The New York Times Summer Reading Contest invites students to choose something in The Times that has sparked their interest.