Explore student competitions.

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A global STEM competition where teams design, manufacture, brand and race miniature Formula 1-style cars. Open to students aged 9–19 in teams of three to six, through participating schools and national programmes. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from engineering design, project management, technical regulations and multi-stage competition.

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Rated Advanced, A broad school-based programme of technology and engineering competitive events. Middle- and high-school students participate through an affiliated TSA chapter and follow state and conference requirements. Preparation varies by event and can combine technical design, construction, testing, documentation, presentation and teamwork over several months.

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A UK space engineering competition where student teams design a crewed space settlement and present their proposal to industry-style judges. Open to students in Years 10–13, or equivalent, across the UK, usually in teams of 4–12. Rated Advanced Level, with difficulty mainly coming from multidisciplinary engineering design, teamwork, technical decision-making and competitive progression to the national final.

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Rated Intermediate, A US grades 5-8 innovation challenge beginning with a short video that explains an original solution to a real-world problem. Eligible students enter individually with parent or guardian support; ten finalists progress to a mentored prototype and national final. The main challenge is connecting a useful idea to credible science and communicating it persuasively without relying on elaborate video production.

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A global innovation competition where students develop a product or solution addressing a real-world problem. Open to teams of students aged 13–18 with an adult coach. Rated Advanced, with difficulty mainly coming from product development, market validation and multi-stage pitching.

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Rated Intermediate, this UK team programme offers age-appropriate Discover, Explore and Challenge divisions for children from primary through secondary school. Teams design with LEGO, investigate a theme and, in the Challenge division, build and program a robot for tournament tasks. The main challenge is integrating engineering, coding, research, presentation and sustained teamwork.

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Rated Expert, this in-person UK rocketry challenge is for school, college or youth-group teams of students aged 11–18. Teams build and test a rocket against the season's technical mission before qualifying launches and national competition. The main challenge is balancing safety, stability, payload protection and target flight performance through disciplined engineering and repeated evidence-led testing.

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Rated Expert, this UK team engineering challenge is entered through schools, colleges, education providers or youth groups for students aged 11–18. Teams design, build and launch a rocket through regional qualification and a national final, with international progression available. The main challenge is meeting strict flight specifications through safe engineering, testing, data analysis and coordinated iteration.

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A global synthetic biology competition where high school teams design, build and present a research-based biological engineering project. Open to secondary-school teams worldwide with appropriate adult supervision and institutional support. Rated Expert, with difficulty mainly coming from the long project cycle, laboratory requirements and multidisciplinary judging.

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Rated Expert, this UK team competition is typically for groups of four to six students aged 16–19 with an adult supervisor. Teams receive a kit, design and build an autonomous robot over several months, then compete through league and knockout stages. The main challenge is integrating mechanical design, electronics, software, testing, project management and resilient teamwork.

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Rated Expert, A team robotics competition in which students design, build and program a robot for an annual game, matches and judged awards. For ages 12-18 (grades 7-12) through a registered team with adult coaches or mentors; costs and events vary by region. Teams integrate mechanics, electronics, programming, testing, strategy and judge communication across a long season; reliability is the main challenge.