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Find your starting point in chess, debate, STEM, arts or writing. See how to enter, what comes next and where to check the official rules.

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44 program guides. These are routes to explore, not upcoming event listings.

US Chess open scholastic nationalsScholastic chess · Direct entryDenker high school state championsScholastic chess · Qualify firstBarber middle school state championsScholastic chess · Qualify firstRockefeller elementary state championsScholastic chess · Qualify firstHaring girls state championsScholastic chess · Qualify firstAshley K–3 state championsScholastic chess · Qualify firstNCFL Grand NationalsSpeech and debate · School or teamUIL Speech and DebateSpeech and debate · School or teamCoolidge CupDebate and declamation · Qualify firstStoa NITOCSpeech and debate · Qualify firstNCFCA National ChampionshipSpeech and debate · Qualify firstAMC to AIME and USA OlympiadsMathematics · School or teamMATHCOUNTS Competition SeriesMathematics · School or teamUSA Computing OlympiadProgramming · Direct entryScience OlympiadScience and engineering · School or teamNational Science BowlScience and mathematics quiz · School or teamRegeneron ISEFScience and engineering research · Qualify firstThermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators ChallengeScience and engineering research · Qualify firstRegeneron Science Talent SearchIndependent STEM research · Submit workFIRST Robotics CompetitionRobotics · School or teamFIRST Tech ChallengeRobotics · School or teamVEX Robotics CompetitionRobotics · School or teamCongressional App ChallengeApp development · Submit workPurple Comet! Math MeetTeam mathematics · Direct entryAmerican Computer Science LeagueComputer science and programming · School or teamU.S. National Chemistry OlympiadChemistry · Direct entryUSA BiolympiadBiology · School or teammathleague.org ChampionshipsMathematics · Qualify firstTechnology Student Association CompetitionsEngineering, computing, design, and technology · School or teamHack Club Hackathons and Game JamsProgramming and game development · Direct entryScholastic Art AwardsVisual arts · Submit workYoungArtsVisual, performing, and literary arts · Submit workTAEA High School VASEVisual arts · School or teamPoetry Out LoudPoetry recitation · School or teamCongressional Art CompetitionVisual arts · Submit workPTA ReflectionsVisual, performing, and literary arts · School or teamUIL One-Act PlayTheatre · School or teamMTNA Performance CompetitionsMusic performance · Qualify firstUIL Solo and EnsembleInstrumental and vocal music · School or teamScholastic Writing AwardsCreative and critical writing · Submit workBennington Young Writers AwardsPoetry, fiction, and nonfiction · Submit workJFK Profile in Courage Essay ContestHistorical and civic essay · Submit workJohn Locke Global Essay PrizeAcademic essay · Submit workFoyle Young Poets of the Year AwardPoetry · Submit work

Visual, performing, and literary arts · Submit work

YoungArts

Submit a discipline-specific portfolio or audition for YoungArts recognition and development opportunities.

Who it’s for: Grades 10–12 or eligible ages 15–18

Your first step

Choose your discipline and review its application guidelines and eligibility requirements.

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The route

  1. 1
    Portfolio or audition

    Submit the media required by your selected discipline.

  2. 2
    Award selection

    Discipline panels select award winners, including winners with distinction.

  3. 3
    National YoungArts Week

    Winners with distinction receive invitations to the intensive program.

Before you commit: Not every award includes a Week invitation; U.S. citizenship, residency, or taxable-income eligibility and previous attendance restrictions apply.

Sources and review · 2026-10-20

Organizer: YoungArts. Causey’s summary is a starting point; the organizer decides eligibility, selection and current availability.

  • Application and eligibility FAQ ↗
  • National YoungArts Week ↗