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FBLA Virtual Business Challenge 2026–2027
Online Personal Finance and Management simulation tracks lead to a virtual final.
Future Business Leaders of America / Knowledge Matters · Round 1 competition window: Oct 13, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026USA Mathematical Talent Search · Year 38
Write complete mathematical solutions and submit online or by post.
Art of Problem Solving Initiative · Round 1 online solutions due: Oct 13, 2026 · 10:00 PM EDTStukent Social Media Marketing Challenge · 2026–2027
Individually manage simulated social-media campaigns and an advertising budget across four required rounds.
DECA Inc. · Individual simulation challenge begins: Oct 14, 2026AMC 10 / AMC 12 · 2026
Two exam dates start the invitational math pathway.
Mathematical Association of America · New host registration deadline (host, not student): Oct 15, 2026 · 11:59 PM EDTBerkeley Math Tournament (BMT) · 2026
One program with campus and online offerings, each with its own registration cutoff. Teams tackle individual, Power and Guts rounds.
Berkeley Math Tournament student organization · Campus regular registration ends: Oct 18, 2026 · 11:59 PM PDTPrinceton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC) · 2026
Student-run mathematics tournament with team, individual and proof-based rounds. Main and Power-only participation routes have separate instructions.
Princeton University Math Club · General application decisions / waitlist: Oct 18, 2026Collegiate DECA Virtual Case Simulation · 2026
Individual browser-based restaurant simulation for Collegiate DECA members. Participants may retry; only their best score counts, with cash prizes for the top three.
Collegiate DECA · Registration opens: Oct 19, 2026AAN Neuroscience Research Prize 2027
An individual neuroscience research award for U.S. secondary-school students. Applications are open for the 2027 awards.
American Academy of Neurology / Child Neurology Society · Research prize application and signatures due: Oct 20, 2026 · 11:59 PM CDTStanford Mini Math Meet (SM3) · 2026
An in-person middle-school team event designed for students with limited contest experience, with math games and puzzles.
Stanford Math Tournament / Stanford student organizers · Open registration status notifications: Oct 20, 2026CyberPatriot XIX · 2026–2027
Coach-led teams secure computer systems. New-team registration has closed.
Air & Space Forces Association · Registered team roster deadline: Oct 21, 2026Wharton Global High School Investment Competition · 2026–2027
A free, school-based investment-strategy competition using a virtual portfolio. Registration is closed for 2026–2027, while registered teams still have roster, analysis, policy and final-report deadlines; semifinal/final participation depends on qualification.
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania · Trading Notes Analysis due: Oct 23, 2026 · 5:00 PM EDTBMES High School Poster Expo 2026 · submissions closed
Accepted high-school presenters share biomedical engineering posters at the Orlando annual meeting. New submissions are closed.
Biomedical Engineering Society · High School Poster Expo · accepted presenters only: Oct 24, 2026Congressional App Challenge 2026
Create an app and submit it through a participating congressional district.
Congressional App Challenge · App submission deadline: Oct 26, 2026 · 12:00 PM EDTNorth American Invitational Model United Nations (NAIMUN LXIV) · 2027
A high-school Model UN conference welcoming school and independent delegations in Washington, D.C. Its name does not mean invitations are required.
Georgetown International Relations Association · Regular registration ends: Oct 26, 2026Conrad Challenge 2026–2027
Develop a STEM venture across Activation and Innovation stages before the finalist summit.
Space Center Houston · Activation Stage submissions due: Oct 30, 2026DECA at the Bell Challenge · 2026–2027
Write and produce a business-positioning episode with a PDF script, MP4 video and promotional photo.
DECA Inc. · Advisor uploads script, video and photo: Oct 30, 2026 · 18:00 (timezone unspecified)Ivy League Model United Nations Conference (ILMUNC XLIII) · 2027
A high-school Model UN conference in Philadelphia with multiple committee formats. Registration and payment periods precede the January conference.
University of Pennsylvania student organizers / ILMUNC · Regular registration / payment ends: Oct 31, 2026NCTE The Next Draft · USA at 250
A 2026 contest connecting literature or original multimedia with the U.S. anniversary.
NCTE / National Humanities Alliance · Nominated entries due: Oct 31, 2026Find a competition
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