National and International Competitions


Resource (Competition Name)
Format Science Technology Entrepreneurship Engineering  Math Grades Time Frame Location WebPage
National Chemistry Olympiad

competition based upon Scores achieved in ACSGMLS Regional Competition

x
        9-12
Early May: event 1)
Late May-early June: event 2)
Late July: event 3)
1) judges' computer
2) Colorado
3) Washington, DC
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=528&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=fdc69e47-9831-4ead-b182-1219e4a126e8 
Association for Unmanned Vehicle
Systems International (AUVSI)
unmanned vehicles   x   x   College see next four   http://www.auvsi.org/
AUVSI
 Student Autonomous Surface
 Vehicle (ASV) Competition
unmanned water surface vehicles   x   x   College Early - Mid Aug San Diego, CA http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/surface.cfm
AUVSI
 Student Autonomous Underwater
 Vehicle (AUV) Competition
unmanned underwater vehicles   x   x   College Late July -
Early Aug
San Diego, CA http://www.auvsi.org/competitions/water.cfm
AUVSI
 Student Intelligent Ground Vehicle
 Competition (IGVC) 
unmanned ground vehicles   x   x   College Late May-
Early June
Rochester, MI http://www.igvc.org/
AUVSI
 Student Unmanned Aerial Systems
 (UAS) Competition
unmanned aerial vehicles   x   x   College mid June Inigoes, MD http://www.navair.navy.mil/pma263/seafarers/default.htm
Destination ImagiNation Team Challenges team based project competition, choose one of five challenges x x x x x pre k - college anuary   www.idodi.org
DE3MYSC video presentation of a
STEMa concept provided by DE3MYSC
x x x x x 5-8 Fall US location that varies annually http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
 World Championship
Upper Level
Robotics Competition
      x   9-12 Late March Atlanta, GA http://www.usfirst.org/what/frc/default.aspx?id=366
FIRST Technical Challenge (FTC)
 World Championship
Mid Level
Robotics Competition
      x   9-12 Late March Atlanta, GA http://www.usfirst.org/what/fvc/default.aspx?id=380
FIRST Lego League (FLL)
 World Championship
Low Level
Robotics Competition
      x   6-8 Late March Numerous local sites http://www.usfirst.org/community/fll/
FIRST
 Junior FIRST Lego League
 (Jr. FLL) World Championship
Entry Level
Robotics Competition
      x   1-6 Late March Numerous local sites http://www.usfirst.org/what/jfll/default.aspx?id=402
International Brain Bee live question and answer on neuroscience facts x         9-12 mid March Baltimore, MD http://www.internationalbrainbee.com/comp overview.html
ISEF Poster presentation of
STEMa research projects
x x x x x 9-12
7-8
Mid May US location that varies annually http://www.sciserv.org/isef/
I-SWEEEPl Poster presentation of
STEMa research projects
x x x x   9-12 Mid Apr-Early May Houston, TX http://www.isweep.org/
MathCounts Math Problems         x 7-8 Early May US location that varies annually http://mathcounts.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=195&srcid=-2
NASA Engineering Design Challenge Design, build and evaluate x x   x   k-12 while supplies last    
NJSHSc Podium presentation of
STEMa research
x x x x x 9-12 Late April US location that varies annually http://www.jshs.org/nationalreg.html
OM World Finals International
 Creative Problem Solving
 Competition
          K-
College
late May US location that varies annually http://www.odysseyofthemind.org
SJWPm water-related
science project
x         9-12 late May US location that varies annually http://www.wef.org/AboutWater/ForStudents/SJWP/
Skills USA competitions in trade,
technical & skilled service
occupations
x x x x x 9-
college
Mid-late Jun US location that varies annually http://www.skillsusa.org
   

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