Competitions in United States of America

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge gives students in grades 5–8 the chance to change their world for the better with a single innovative idea.

The future rests in the hands of entrepreneurs. Antler provides an ecosystem for launching world-changing ventures.

Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Summer 2025 Batch funding cycle. The batch will take place from June to September in San Francisco. The deadline to apply on-time is May 13 at 8pm PT and you will get a decision by June 11

The program will bring together entrepreneurs from across the U.S. and the globe leveraging technology to close gaps in education and the workforce.

Top-tier expert judges. World-renowned past winners. Free and open participation. The world's top early stage startups together on one stage to compete for equity free prize money, and the attention of media and investors world wide.

MarvelOptics.com, a leading prescription eyeglass company is pleased to announce they will be holding a “MarvelOptics.com National Scholarship Contest”. The essay winner selected will receive a $1500 scholarship.

DC Shorts International Film Festival is 22! Named the “Coolest Short Film Festival” by Moviemaker Magazine, the 22nd DC Shorts Film Festival is the largest short film event on the East Coast of the United States. A highly competitive festival, DC Shorts receives 1,300+ submissions from over 100 countries around the globe, projected to an audience of 80,000 both in-person and online, internationally, making it a perfect platform to share your art.

The WE Empower Challenge is a global business competition for women entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs who are advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and inspiring entire communities to create the world we want by 2030.

The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics.

Enter the most prestigious competition for creativity in advertising, the Communication Arts Advertising Competition.

In order to find and scale the best ideas to the most intractable issues of our time, we launch open innovation challenges. We built a research-backed platform and a proven methodology that seeks tech-based solutions from anyone, anywhere in the world.

Earth Island Institute established The Brower Youth Award for Environmental Leadership in 2000 to honor renowned environmental advocate David Brower, who was quoted as saying “I love to see what young people can do, before someone old tells them it’s impossible.” It is with this spirit that we recognize the outstanding leadership efforts of young people who are working for the protection of our shared planet.

Are you a change-maker, rain-maker, ground-breaker? Do you see opportunity, where others see crisis? Do you want to change the world? Young Champions of the Earth aims to celebrate and support individuals aged between 18 and 30 who have outstanding potential to create a positive environmental impact.

The 2025 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship, proudly sponsored by Microsoft, will be held on July 27 - 30, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Interested in competing? Connect with your country's representative today! 

PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) that invites the world’s youth to submit original and creative videos focusing on the themes of migration, diversity and social inclusion.