Student Academic Competitions
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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS PORTFOLIO
Click here to find many academic competitions options for middle and high school
HISTORY
NATIONAL HISTORY BEE – for elementary, middle, and high school students – “a buzzer-based history quiz for individual students.
NATIONAL HISTORY BOWL – for elementary, middle, and high school students – “a buzzer-based history quiz for teams of up to 6 students.
NATIONAL HISTORY DAY – for grades 6 – 12 (but some affiliates sponsor this for 4th-5th) / “Students choose a historical topic related to the annual theme and then conduct primary and secondary research, [looking] through libraries, archives and museums, [conducting] oral history interviews, and [visiting] historic sites. The final product is presented “as a paper, an exhibit, a performance, a documentary, or a website.”
Daughters of the american revolution Essay Contest
Wisconsin Labor History Essay Contest
GEOGRAPHY
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE ~ for grades 2 – 12 – no limit to the number of students who participate. Students complete a multiple-choice paper-and-pencil challenge with a time limit of 35 minutes. The top 10 scores are submitted as the grade level’s team score.
UNITED STATES GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE– for primary and secondary students – a nationwide competition to test the geography skills of American students and to help foster geography education throughout the United States.
Ocean Awareness Student Climate Contest.
World of 8 Billion Video Contest
CIVICS
National Civics Bee
Wisconsin Civics Games
Bill of Rights Day Contest: Judicial learning center- Students in Grades 5-12 from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are encouraged to submit art and essays on the importance of the Bill of Rights.
Bill of Rights Institute Constitutional Academy
Bill of Rights Institute: My Impact challenge-MyImpact Challenge is a civic engagement contest hosted by the Bill of Rights Institute. Submission is open to US citizens and US-based young people who are between the ages of 13 and 19 and enrolled in middle or high school.
Civics Challenge: Sandra Day O'Connor Institute
The Civics Challenge is an online civics competition for grades 6 through 12. Participants are challenged to choose one civics topic and express their knowledge through various art forms. Finalists in two categories, middle school (6th-8th grade) and high school (9th-12th grade), will be awarded prizes of $1,000 for first place winners followed by $500 and $250 for second and third place respectively. The 6th annual Civics Challenge for 2024-2025 will be announced this fall.
1787 Prize: National Council for the Social Studies- open to 11th and 12th grade students
American foreign service association national high school essay contest
John F Kennedy Profiles in Courage Essay Contest
Veterans of Foreign Affairs Voice of Democracy Contest & Scholarships
Get in the Game and Vote Student Video Contest
Girls Leadership Worldwide
C-SPAN Student Cam
Making Democracy Work in My Community Video Contest
UNIQUE TOPICS
Wisconsin Sijo Competition
Wisconsin Chapter of the JACL Bill Suyama Essay Contest
Holocaust Education Resource Center Essay Contest
Breaking Barriers Essay Contest
Flag Day Essay Contest
America 250: America's Field Trip Contest