7 competitions to get students fired up about STEM

• Computer Science STEM Network competitions
• eCybermission
• Google Science Fair
• Imagine Cup
• Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
• Regeneron Science Talent Search
• Zero Robotics Tournaments

Computer Science STEM Network competitions.

The Computer Science-STEM Network (CS-STEM Network), a collaborative research project to increase the number of students pursuing advanced STEM degrees, hosts a variety of themed competitions for programming and robotics skills, with prizes!

More Info: cs2n.org/competitions

eCybermission.

This web-based STEM competition for 6-9 grade students invites teams to propose solutions to real problems in their communities for state, regional and national awards.

More Info: ecybermission.com/

Google Science Fair.

This online science competition invites middle and high school students from around the globe to come up with ideas that will change the world.

More Info: googlesciencefair.com/

Imagine Cup.

Students 16 and older are eligible to enter Microsoft’s global competition by creating an original technology project from start to finish in one of three categories: games, innovation and world citizenship. Winning teams in all three categories walk away with $100,000.

More Info: imaginecup.microsoft.com/Events

Intel International Science & Engineering Fair.

Dubbed the "world's largest international pre-college science competition," this contest showcases student independent research and offers an average of $4 million in prizes annually.

Get inspired by checking out the database of winning projects here .

More Info: student.societyforscience.org/intel-isef