Browse STEM competitions
39 competitions
Aerial Drone Competition
Piloted and autonomous drone matches in a netted arena — the cheapest way into aviation competition.
American Mathematics Competition 8
40-minute, 25-question math contest for middle schoolers.
American Mathematics Competitions 10/12
75-minute, 25-question high-school math contest — gateway to AIME.
American Rocketry Challenge
The world's largest student rocket contest. Team event for grades 7–12 — design, build and launch a rocket that hits a specific altitude and flight time.
CanSat Competition
Build a satellite that fits in a soda can, then survive a rocket launch and a controlled descent.
CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
Team cybersecurity competition where students secure simulated networks.
FIRST LEGO League Challenge
Entry-level robotics for grades 4-8 using LEGO SPIKE Prime kits.
FIRST Robotics Competition
High-school robotics with industrial-grade kits and a new game every January.
FIRST Tech Challenge
Mid-sized robotics for grades 7-12 using metal kits and Java/Blocks programming.
International Brain Bee
Neuroscience competition with local, national, and international rounds for high schoolers.
MATHCOUNTS Competition Series
The premier middle-school math competition in the U.S. — chapter → state → national, with four rounds (Sprint, Target, Team, Countdown).
NASA Student Launch
Nine-month NASA engineering challenge: design, build, and fly a high-power rocket to one mile.
North American Computational Linguistics Open
Logic and language puzzles — no linguistics or coding background required.
Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
The world's largest pre-college STEM competition. ~1,700 finalists from 60+ countries compete in May for over $9M in awards and the $100,000 Top Award.
Regeneron Science Talent Search
The nation's oldest and most prestigious science research competition for U.S. high-school seniors. Down to 40 finalists; top prize $250,000.
Science Olympiad
Team-based academic competition across 23 STEM events, from anatomy to engineering.
SeaPerch Underwater Robotics
Build an underwater ROV from PVC and motors — entry-level ocean engineering.
StellarXplorers National Space Challenge
Space-systems design done on a computer — orbits, satellites, and launch vehicles, no hardware budget.
USA Computing Olympiad
Online competitive-programming contests with Bronze through Platinum divisions.
VEX Robotics Competition
World's largest robotics competition with VEX V5 hardware.