Scholarships for students as well as scholar – or fellowships for educators.
Free expression means the right to reveal important truths. A documentary is an invaluable tool that can empower anyone with as little as a cellphone to do just that. The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) and the New York Film Academy (NYFA) have announced the 22nd annual Youth Free Expression Film Contest.
Over the course of history, millions of Americans and other freedom-loving people around the world fought to stop evil. The American Battle Monuments Foundation (ABMF) invites students to learn how and why—and compete for prize money up to $10,000 with a winning essay.
Future City is a hands-on cross-curricular educational program presented by DiscoverE that brings STEM to life for students in grades 6–12. Future City starts with a question: How can we make the world a better place? To answer it, students use the engineering design process and project management skills to imagine and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue.
Each year high school students across the country start a journey to sharpen their skills through the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO). From visual arts and business to performing and culinary arts, students work with community-based volunteers to develop projects and performances. The experience culminates in local and national events where students compete for scholarships and other rewards.
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation offers personalized, generous scholarship and educational support to exceptionally promising seventh-grade students from families across the nation who have financial need.
Sponsored by the Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP), the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) and the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM) are international contests for high school students and college undergraduates. The contests challenge teams of up to three students to analyze, model, solve, and present solution reports to an open-ended application problem.
Desafiando el Riesgo – A Latino Math Case Competition is a new competition sponsored by the Organization of Latino Actuaries (OLA). Latino high school students in the United States with an interest in STEM are invited to get a deeper look at risk management; hone their problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills; and get connected to OLA’s career development resources and network.
Recognizing a lack of diversity throughout the STEM workforce, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), …
The Sandra Day O’Connor Institute Ambassadors Civics & Debate Club is a free online program for ninth through twelfth graders. The club offers them a one-of-a-kind civil discourse experience and civics education throughout the school year.
Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) is a STEM competition sponsored by the US Department of Defense that challenges high school students from everywhere to achieve, and to build the skills that prepare them for college and career.