January 19, 2026
The New Voices One-Act Competition seeks challenging, entertaining plays and musicals that are appropriate for teen and younger actors and/or
International Competition
June 25, 2026
Scholar of Tomorrow is a nonprofit academic organization initiated and run by college and high school students from many regions
July 28, 2026
LSESU Economics Society Essay Competition invites students to write an essay responding to questions spanning political economy, the financial sector,
March 10, 2026
The New York Times invites readers and budding writers to participate in the New York Times One-Pager Challenge. This competition
June 25, 2026
The GRC Global Group Essay Competition 2024 invites talented writers from around the world to showcase their intellectual prowess and
March 10, 2026
The Rubincam Youth Writing Competition, hosted by the National Genealogical Society, recognizes young genealogists. It has two categories: junior (grades
January 28, 2026
The Quill and Scroll Writing, Visual, Multimedia Contest is an annual competition designed to recognize excellence in student journalism. The
March 10, 2026
EngineerGirl Writing Contest is a writing competition where students are invited to write a piece exploring the lifecycle of everyday
January 28, 2026
Quill and Scroll, the International High School Honor Society, hosts the Quill and Scroll Yearbook Excellence Contest. Students can choose
August 31, 2026
The Interlochen Review is an online literary journal crafted by the creative writing students at Interlochen Arts Academy. The journal
August 13, 2026
Started in 2001, One Story is an organization dedicated to publishing short stories from writers around the world. One Teen
March 24, 2026
Math League hosts an Annual Math League International Summer Tournament/Math Camp for students from China, Canada, United States and selected
December 11, 2025
Math League hosts Math Contests, aiming to encourage students to solve mathematics problems and be confident in mathematics. This year,
March 10, 2026
The National Teen Storyteller Contest, hosted by the Center for Fiction, invites young writers to submit short fictions that reimagines
August 18, 2026
MAP Growth, created by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), is an assessment for measuring achievement and growth in K–12 math,
April 29, 2026
Published biannually in March and September, Omnibus Magazine is dedicated to promoting Classics to students and teachers worldwide. The magazine
April 29, 2026
Published biannually in March and September, Omnibus Magazine is dedicated to promote Classics to students and teachers all around the
July 28, 2026
Columbia Undergraduate Law Review High School Essay Contest is a writing competition for high school students interested in exploring legal
December 31, 2025
International Olympiad in Informatics is a competitive programming competition for high school students, where students will participate in 2 days
January 12, 2026
The Betty Award Writing Competition is specifically designed for children between the ages of 8 and 12, with the aim
January 7, 2026
Fitzwilliam College, part of the University of Cambridge, annually hosts an esteemed Fitzwilliam College essay competition, inviting students to delve
January 27, 2026
The Gilder Lehrman Institute is currently accepting submissions for the David McCullough Essay Prizes. This prestigious contest aims to recognize
December 11, 2025
The Paideia Institute annually invites high school students passionate about Latin and Ancient Greek to showcase their proficiency in the
July 2, 2026
The Kenyon Review, a prestigious literary publication, was founded by Roberta Teale Swartz, a well-known poet, and Gordon Keith Chalmers,
December 11, 2025
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers, established in 2007, is an esteemed annual competition dedicated to celebrating the
July 28, 2026
Scholar of Tomorrow is a nonprofit academic organization initiated and run by college and high school students from many regions
April 9, 2026
The Foyle Young Poets competition is a highly regarded global contest for young writers between the ages of 11 and
December 11, 2025
The National Classical Etymology Exam is an annual assessment administered by the American Classical League (ACL) to students in the
August 21, 2026
The National Roman Civilization Exam (NRCE) tests students’ knowledge of ancient Roman society. This is a test on the history
March 10, 2026
The National Mythology Exam is an annual assessment administered by the American Classical League (ACL) to students in the United
August 6, 2026
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition is a global virtual pitch competition for high school students. Students will pitch their innovative
July 29, 2026
Marshall Essay Competition invites students to submit an essay on a specific topic related to economics. Past topics have included
August 10, 2026
The New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest is an annual writing competition organized by the New York Times. It invites
December 11, 2025
The Concord Review (TCR) is an academic journal dedicated to publishing historical research papers of high school students in English.
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 Harvard National Speech and Debate Tournament (old name: Harvard National High School Invitational Forensics Tournament), held in Cambridge each
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.