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⁂ Fifty-two entries, in alphabetical order

The Catalogue.

Every competition in the library, with a one-line description, the organizer, and the editorial status. Tap any row to read the playbook.

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American Rocketry Challenge

650 g · 750 ft · raw egg — return intact.

National Association of Rocketry

Engineering · Aerospace

Australian Biology Olympiad

2-hour MCQ exam; 16 years of past papers on file.

Australian Science Innovations

Australian Computational and Algorithmic Thinking

60 minutes · 9 problems · no programming required.

Australian Mathematics Trust

Computer Science

Berkeley Physics Tournament

Three 90-minute team rounds: Lab, FRQ, GUTS.

UC Berkeley Society of Physics Students

British Physics Olympiad

Round 1 · Round 2 · long-form derivations.

University of Oxford

British Biology Olympiad

Two papers · ninety minutes each · A-level standard.

Royal Society of Biology

International Brain Bee

Neuroscience for ages 13–19; national chapters everywhere.

Biology · Neuroscience

Cambridge Re:think Essay Prize

Senior and Junior · 17 prompts across the humanities.

Immerse Education

Humanities · Essay

China National Economics Challenge (CNEC)

Three-stage team competition · in Chinese.

SKT Education / CEE

Business · Economics

The Concord Review

The only quarterly of secondary-school history essays.

The Concord Review, Inc.

Humanities · History

Congressional App Challenge

Any topic · any platform · any language. Judged by a Member.

U.S. House of Representatives

Computer Science

Sixty high-school events across five career clusters.

Diamond Challenge

A $100K entrepreneurship pitch competition at the University of Delaware.

Horn Entrepreneurship, U Delaware

Business · Entrepreneurship

FBLA — Future Business Leaders of America

Objective tests, role plays, presentations, productions.

Harvard International Review Academic Writing Contest

800–1,200 words on international affairs; Defense Day oral.

Harvard International Review

Humanities · Essay

HMMT — Harvard-MIT Mathematics Tournament

Twice a year since 1998; individual, team, and guts rounds.

HOSA — Future Health Professionals

105 official event guidelines for the 2025–26 cycle.

Biology · Health

International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition

Three rounds · three age groups · 120+ countries.

International Linguistics Olympiad

22 years of problems · 28 languages · 9 skill clusters.

ISEF — International Science and Engineering Fair

22 categories · 12 compliance forms · 1 AI-use matrix.

Society for Science

John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize

Seven subjects · one prompt each · ~2,000 words.

John Locke Institute (Oxford)

Humanities · Essay

JSHS — Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

DoD-sponsored individual STEM research; $400K in awards.

NSTA / U.S. Dept. of Defense

Junior Physics Challenge

Two online quizzes · 25 minutes each · Year 10.

British Physics Olympiad

Marshall Society Essay Competition

1,000 words on a problem in economics. Cambridge undergrads judge.

Marshall Society, U Cambridge

Humanities · Economics

NACLO — N. American Computational Linguistics Olympiad

Round 1 · Round 2 · 2007–2025 problem booklets.

National Economics Challenge

CEE's four-event quiz bowl in economic theory.

Council for Economic Education

Business · Economics

National History Day

Five categories · one annual theme · 600,000 students.

Humanities · History

National Science Bowl

DOE buzzer competition · 33 sets of sample questions.

U.S. Department of Energy

Research · STEM Quiz

NYT Student Writing Contests

Editorial, narrative, review, podcast — sixteen contests a year.

The New York Times Learning Network

Humanities · Writing

AAPT PhysicsBowl

Forty MCQs in forty-five minutes. Two divisions.

American Association of Physics Teachers

Princeton University Physics Competition (PUPC)

Online Olympiad-style; Onsite at Princeton each November.

Physics Unlimited (Princeton)

Sir Isaac Newton Exam

Two hours · negative marking · classical mechanics.

University of Waterloo

TSA — Technology Student Association (HS)

42 high-school events across 8 technology clusters.

Engineering · Tech

UK Chemistry Olympiad

Round 1 · Round 2 · IChO selection. 1000+ schools.

Royal Society of Chemistry

UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge

25 MCQs · one hour · Year 11 and below.

UK Mathematics Trust

UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge

25 MCQs · 60 minutes · Year 8 and below.

UK Mathematics Trust

USABO — USA Biology Olympiad

Open Exam · Semifinal · National Finals (residential).

Center for Excellence in Education

USACO — USA Computing Olympiad

Bronze · Silver · Gold · Platinum. Four contests a year.

Computer Science

USNCO — U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad

Local 60-MC · National Parts I, II, III (incl. wet lab).

American Chemical Society

Wharton Global Investment Competition

Five-student teams advise a fictional client over ten weeks.

The Wharton School

Business · Finance

Forty competitions in this volume. A second volume — covering robotics, debate, music, art, and the rest of the broad world of student work — is on the editorial calendar for 2027.