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Philadelphia / Surrounding Area Student Competitions
- Competition: Citywide Spelling Bee (Philadelphia)
Grades / Focus: Grades 3–8
Date / Timeframe: February 21, 2025
Website / Details: Philly.gov – Mayor’s Office of Youth Engagement
Notes: Registration usually opens Jan. City of Philadelphia January 2026 City of Philadelphia
- Competition: Junior Solar Sprint
Grades / Focus: Middle school (5th–8th)
Date / Timeframe: May 31, 2025
Website / Details: Philadelphia Solar Energy Association / Drexel
Notes: Students design, build, and race model solar cars Philadelphia Solar Energy Association
- Competition: Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF)
Grades / Focus: Grades 6–12
Date / Timeframe: Annually (Spring)
Website / Details: Philadelphia Expo Center / DVSF site Philly Expo Center
Notes: Top middle-school winners may advance to national fairs
- Competition: Greater Philadelphia GEO Bowl
Grades / Focus: Middle school
Date / Timeframe: Varies
Website / Details: Geographical Society’s GEO Bowl page Geographical Society of Philadelphia
Notes: Teams compete in geography questions
- Competition: Greater Philadelphia History Bee & Bowl (IAC)
Grades / Focus: Elementary / Middle
Date / Timeframe: November (Regionals)
Website / Details: IAC Competitions site iacompetitions.com
Notes: Includes History, Geography, Science Bee divisions
- Competition: Future City Competition
Date / Timeframe: Regionals / Finals (Fall–Winter)
Grades / Focus: Middle school
Website / Details: FutureCity.org futurecity.org+1en.wikipedia.org+1
Notes: Students design futuristic cities combining STEM + sustainability
Tentative 2025–2026 Philly-Area Competition Calendar
- Competition: Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF)
Dates (2026): March 31 – April 2, 2026
Contact: Info@dvsf.org (via registration instructions) Canton Fair+2DVSF+2DVSF+2
Notes & Source: Held annually first week of April. DVSF+1DVSF+1
Pennsylvania Mock Trial
Carver Science Fair (Philadelphia County / Temple University)
North Museum Science & Engineering
George Washington Carver Science Fair – Exhibition Elementary (Grades 4–5)
National Youth Competitions & Their Websites
- Competition: American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 8, 10, 12)
Focus / Grades: Math, middle & high school
Website / Details: https://maa.org/student-programs/amc/Mathematical Association of America
- Competition: MATHCOUNTS
Focus / Grades: Math, middle school
Website / Details: https://mathcounts.org/ MATHCOUNTS
- Competition: Noetic Learning Math Contest
Focus / Grades: Math, elementary & middle
Website / Details: https://noetic-learning.com/Wikipedia
- Competition: USA Mathematical Talent Search (USAMTS)
Focus / Grades: Math, middle & high
Website / Details: https://www.usamts.org/ usamts.org
- Competition: MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge)
Focus / Grades: Mathematical modeling, high school
Website / Details: https://m3challenge.siam.org/ Wikipedia
- Competition: National Science Bowl
Focus / Grades: Science, middle & high
Website / Details: https://science.osti.gov/wdts/nsb Wikipedia
- Competition: National Geographic Bee
Focus / Grades: Geography, grades 4–8
Website / Details: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/bee/Competition Sciences
- Competition: National Geography Bee / IAC Geography Bee
Focus / Grades: Geography
Website / Details: https://www.iacompetitions.com/vjvgeographybee/IAC - US Division
- Competition: IAC Competitions (History Bee, Science Bee, National History Bee, etc.)
Focus / Grades: Multiple academic subjects
Website / Details: https://www.iacompetitions.com/our-competitions/IAC - US Division
- Competition: NorthSouth Foundation Contests
Focus / Grades: Spelling, Vocabulary, Math, Science, Geography, Public Speaking
Website / Details: https://www.northsouth.org/contests/ NorthSouth Foundation
- Competition: MOEMS (Math Olympiads for Elementary & Middle School)
Focus / Grades: Mathematics, grades 4–8
Website / Details: https://moems.org/ moems.org