First Freedom Student Competition (2)

National Essay Contest in which students examine the First Amendment and address topics that delve into the history and current relevance of religious liberty. Prizes awarded up to $3,000.

FIRST Robotics Challenge

Teams of young people are challenged to solve a common problem over six weeks using standard parts and common rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions.

FIRST Tech Challenge

Students design and build robots to compete and cooperate in alliances at tournaments. While applying math and science concepts, students develop problem-solving and team-building skills.

National History Bee and Bowl

The National History Bee is a new buzzer-based tournament for individual students to compete in a quiz game that relies on the knowledge of history topics. Students and teams compete at state tournaments around the country to qualify for our National Championships in Washington, DC in April.

National History Day

National History Day in North Carolina is an academic program that promotes the teaching and learning of history while helping students improve reading, writing, research, analysis, and presentation skills.

North Carolina State Math Contest

The NC State Math Contest is a network of math contests held in NC. Competition is offered in four divisions, with one round of State-level runoffs for top students.

NC Science and Engineering Fair

Science Fairs provide an opportunity for students, 3rd through 12th grades, who are interested in science and technology to pursue their personal areas of interest and to display their research as a presentation in a public competitive forum. 

National Geographic Bee

United States students in grades 4-8 are eligible to participate in this annual competition. Participants initially compete in a school contest and the top 100 school winners in each state compete against one another. The state competition winners compete in the National Finals in Washington, D.C. in late May.

eCyberMission

A web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition free for students in grades six through nine where teams can compete for cash awards by solving problems in their community. FREE.