Upcoming Challenges
Explore these upcoming challenges, hackathons, and competitions designed to inspire and challenge students from grades 3-12.
MATHCOUNTS National Competition 2025
May 10, 2025
Premier middle school mathematics competition involving speed and accuracy challenges through individual and team rounds.
📚 Grades: 6-8
📍 Location: Washington D.C.
⏱️ Duration: 1-day event
Destination Imagination Global Finals 2025
May 21-24, 2025
Creative problem-solving competition where teams solve open-ended challenges across technical, scientific, and artistic disciplines.
📚 Grades: K-12
📍 Location: Kansas City, MO
⏱️ Duration: 4-day event
Breakthrough Junior Challenge 2025
June 1, 2025 (Submission Deadline)
Global video competition explaining complex scientific theories in engaging, accessible ways.
📚 Grades: 13-18
📍 Location: Virtual
Broadcom MASTERS 2025
August 3-8, 2025
Premier STEM competition for middle school students showcasing research projects in science, engineering, and math.
📚 Grades: 6-8
📍 Location: Virtual + Washington D.C.
⏱️ Duration: 6-day event
MathMakers Junior Olympiad 2025
February 2024
National mathematics festival combining puzzle solving, hands-on engineering challenges, and creative pattern recognition activities.
📚 Grades: 3-8
📍 Location: Museum of Mathematics, NYC + Regional Satellite Hubs
⏱️ Duration: 3-day festival (4 hours daily)
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Envirothon 2019
April 25-27, 2019
An environmental science competition where teams of students test their knowledge of ecology and conservation.
📚 Grades: 9-12
⏱️ Duration: Three-day event
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CyberDefenders Middle School Cup 2019
October 5, 2019
Cybersecurity competition simulating network defense scenarios against evolving digital threats
📚 Grades: 6-8
⏱️ Duration: 8-hour intensive challenge
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AstroPi Space Challenge 2020
February 28-March 1, 2020
International coding competition creating algorithms for Raspberry Pi computers aboard the ISS
📚 Grades: 7-12
⏱️ Duration: 72-hour development window
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Coding Hackathon 2020
June 5-6, 2020
An intense 24-hour coding marathon where participants create innovative software solutions to real-world problems.
📚 Grades: 7-12
📍 Location: Online
⏱️ Duration: 24-hour event
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Science Fair 2021
March 15-17, 2021
Students showcase their science projects and experiments, judged by professionals in various scientific fields.
📚 Grades: 3-12
📍 Location: Local schools and community centers
⏱️ Duration: Three-day event
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National STEM Competition 2021
May 21-23, 2021
A nationwide competition featuring various STEM challenges, including engineering, coding, and math.
📚 Grades: 5-12
📍 Location: Various locations across the USA
⏱️ Duration: Three-day event
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BioInnovate High School Symposium 2021
May 15-17, 2021
Annual biotechnology competition developing sustainable packaging solutions using mycelium-based materials
📚 Grades: 10-12
⏱️ Duration: 3-day design challenge
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GeoGebra International Conference 2021
July 12-15, 2021
An event focused on mathematics education using GeoGebra software, featuring workshops and competitions.
📚 Grades: 3-12
📍 Location: Virtual
⏱️ Duration: Four-day event
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Young Innovators Competition 2022
February 18-20, 2022
A platform for students to present innovative ideas and solutions to global challenges.
📚 Grades: 8-12
📍 Location: Harvard University, Cambridge
⏱️ Duration: Three-day event
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Math Olympiad 2022
April 10, 2022
An annual mathematics competition where students solve challenging problems to test their math skills.
📚 Grades: 5-12
📍 Location: Various locations worldwide
⏱️ Duration: One-day event
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RoboRescue Junior Challenge 2022
November 12, 2022
Middle school robotics competition designing emergency response drones for disaster scenarios
📚 Grades: 6-8
📍 Location: Virtual Competition Platform
⏱️ Duration: 6-hour timed event
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Quantum Code Quest 2023
March 5-7, 2023
National programming competition focusing on quantum computing algorithms for optimization problems in logistics
📚 Grades: 9-12
⏱️ Duration: 48-hour hackathon
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Robotics Challenge 2023
October 20-22, 2023
A competition where students design and build robots to complete specific tasks and challenges.
📚 Grades: 6-12
📍 Location: Tech Institute, San Francisco
⏱️ Duration: Three-day event
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EcoEngineers 2024
April 22-24, 2024
Sustainability design challenge creating urban vertical farming systems using IoT sensors
📚 Grades: 9-12
📍 Location: Virtual
⏱️ Duration: 60-hour innovation sprint
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MIT THINK Scholars Program 2025
January 10, 2025 (Proposal Deadline)
Research competition for students developing innovative technology projects without lab access.
📚 Grades: 9-12
📍 Location: Virtual
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Future City Competition 2025
February 15-18, 2025
Project-based learning experience where students design cities of the future addressing sustainability challenges.
📚 Grades: 6-8
📍 Location: Virtual Finals
⏱️ Duration: 6-month program
Regeneron Science Talent Search 2025
March 6-12, 2025
Nation's oldest and most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors showcasing independent research projects.
📚 Grades: 12
📍 Location: Washington D.C.
⏱️ Duration: 7-day final event
FIRST Robotics Competition 2025
April 23-26, 2025
International high school robotics competition where teams design, build, and program industrial-sized robots to compete in challenging field games.
📚 Grades: 9-12
📍 Location: George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX
⏱️ Duration: 3-day championship
National Science Bowl 2025
April 24-28, 2025
Fast-paced question-and-answer competition testing knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics.
📚 Grades: 6-12
📍 Location: National 4-H Conference Center, MD
⏱️ Duration: 5-day tournament
VEX Robotics World Championship 2025
April 27 2025
Largest robotics competition in the world with multiple age divisions and game-based engineering challenges.
📚 Grades: 3-12
📍 Location: Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallas, TX
⏱️ Duration: 7-day event