An elite global entrepreneurship competition created by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware. High school students identify a pressing real-world issue and build an original startup concept across two tracks—Business Innovation or Social Innovation—submitting a pitch deck and a written proposal to compete for funding and global mentorship.
The world’s largest virtual entrepreneurship competition for high school students. Inspired by the "Blue Ocean Strategy," participants work individually or in teams to pitch a completely novel, un-contested business concept via a three-minute video submission, competing globally for cash prizes and recognition from industry leaders.
An annual, multi-phase global competition that transforms high school students into entrepreneurial problem-solvers. Working in small teams, participants blend science and technology with business principles to design innovative, commercially viable solutions to major global sustainability, health, and aerospace challenges.
An educational initiative organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that promotes STEM research among high schoolers. Instead of submitting completed work, students apply with a novel research proposal; selected winners receive funding, active mentorship from MIT undergraduates, and an all-expenses-paid trip to MIT's campus to kickstart their projects.
Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF): The world’s largest international pre-college science and engineering competition. High school students first qualify through local, regional, and state affiliate fairs by presenting original, graduate-level independent research projects across 21 diverse STEM categories, competing globally for millions of dollars in awards and elite academic recognition.
An intensive, international high school robotics program combining engineering, coding, branding, and community outreach. Under strict rules and limited resources, teams of students are challenged to raise funds, design a team brand, hone teamwork skills, and build industrial-size robots to play a difficult field game against like-minded competitors.
Girls Who Code is a nonprofit organization that works to close the gender gap in technology by teaching girls and nonbinary students computer science skills through school-based and community clubs, summer immersion programs, and self-paced online courses.
The Congressional App Challenge is the most prestigious prize in student computer science. Participation in the challenge has grown exponentially and has reached underserved, diverse, and rural student populations.
The Simons Summer Research Program gives academically talented, motivated high school students the opportunity to engage in hands-on research in science, math or engineering at Stony Brook University.
The Anson L. Clark Scholar Program is an intensive seven-week summer research program for twelve highly qualified rising high school seniors and recent high school graduates.
MITES Summer (MIT Introduction to Technology, Engineering, and Science) is a highly selective, six-week residential STEM program at MIT for high-achieving high school students from underrepresented or underserved backgrounds.