Sciences

Google Science Competition ”The Google Science Fair is an online competition open to students aged 13-18 around the globe. Until the competition re-opens for entries in January 2014, explore the winning ideas from 2013 that might just change the world.” – googlesciencefair.com

Dupont Science Challenge “The DuPont Challenge, North America’s premier science essay competition, encourages you to delve deep into your interests in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and express yourself with creativity and purpose. Ours is a growing world that faces new challenges each day, and we want YOU to share your ideas for how science can help keep our global population supplied with food, safety, and clean energy.” – thechallenge.dupont.com Deadline: January 31, 2014

Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition – “In this new contest, teams of up to four students will compete in our three categories of Games, Innovation, and World Citizenship. One winning team in each category will receive $3,000.” – imaginecup.com Deadline: February 21, 2014

Intel Science and Engineering Fair “The Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair® (Intel ISEF), the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more than 1,600 high school students from over 70 countries, regions, and territories to showcase their independent research and compete for more than $4 million in awards. ” – www.intel.com May 11-16, 2014

John Hopkins Center for Talented Youth Competitions in Art, History, Math and Computer Science, Science and Writing – “Academic competitions are designed to inspire and enlighten. You can choose math, science, humanities, or multidisciplinary events. You might work on your own or as part of a team. Some competitions require you to answer rapid-fire questions in front of an audience, while others don’t even require you to leave home. They can teach you how to handle the pressures of real-life challenges—and they’re also a lot of fun.” – cty.jhu.edu Deadlines vary.