Type: , Competition

CyberPatriot is an annual competition where teams of middle school and high school students are put in the role of a system administrator of a small business, and during online competitions round, the teams must find a fix security vulnerabilities within the images while maintaining critical services. Any youth organizations is welcome to register teams of 2-6 students.

Brought to you by: CyberPatriot

Eligibility requirements: None given
Important dates: October 3rd is the team registration deadline.
Location: Virtual
Cost to participate: $225 per team

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Type: , Informatics Challenge

The Bebras challenge is designed to help students explorer their talents and passion for informatics and computational thinking with engaging challenges. Participating in the challenge is free and the tasks can all be completed without any preparation or studying. Students from 6 to 18 years old work through a set of tasks that focus on different topics and skills within informatics and computational thinking. Teachers can register as coordinators for their class, creating accounts for their students and using past tasks as resources for their teaching.

Brought to you by: Cuttle b.v.

Eligibility requirements: Access to a computer with internet for each student.
Important dates: November 6th to 19th, 2023
Location: Virtual
Cost to participate: Free

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Type: , Volunteer program, Workshop/training​

TechGirlz provides opportunities for high school girls to continue exploring technology by assisting at or leading workshops. Having the high school girls helping at the event brings amazing energy as the high school students are near peers to the middle school attendees. The high school girls in turn keep learning new technologies, practice their leadership skills, and often get to meet women in the field who may also be assisting at the workshop.

Brought to you by: TechGirlz

Eligibility requirements: Permission slip signed and in 9th-12th grade.
Important dates: Rolling admissions
Location: Virtual
Cost to participate: Free

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Type: , Multi-day program

The DataEthics4All program is an opportunity for high school students to get mentoring and experiential learning by college students in the fields of AI, data science, and STEAM that they’d perhaps pursue as a career. The STEAM in AI & Data Science Research and Build Program is made up of a minimum of 10 one-hour sessions spread out during the school year. Students must meet with their mentor at least every 3-4 weeks during the school year to discuss project updates, goals, and next steps to work in between their meetings.

Brought to you by: STEAM in AI

Eligibility requirements: The Student must qualify as someone from an economically disadvantaged family and must be recommended by a Partner School Teacher
Important dates: Ongoing deadlines
Location: In-person, Virtual (Various locations)
Cost to participate: Free

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Type: , Multi-day program

UC Scout is a University of California Student Academic Preparation and Educational Partnerships (SAPEP) program that develops and delivers A-G-approved online classes and curricula to students around the globe. UC Scout course materials are designed to inspire lifelong curiosity and prepare pupils of all backgrounds and education levels for an increasingly technological world where training and job skills are mobile, asynchronous, and self-directed.

Brought to you by: University of Calinfornia SCOUT

Eligibility requirements: See https://ucscout.us.aldryn.io/uc-scout-policies/ for requirements
Important dates: Ongoing
Location: Virtual
Cost to participate: Free

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Type: , Hackathon ​

TechTogether’s Miami Chapter is hosting their city’s hackathon from May 5th-6th, 2023 for people of marginalized genders in technology. This is an amazing opportunity for students to network with companies like Microsoft and Capital One, explore different career paths in tech, and learn new coding skills.

Brought to you by: TechTogether Miami

Eligibility requirements: None given
Important dates: May 5th – 6th, 2023
Location: In-person (Miami, Florida)
Cost to participate: Free

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Type: , STEM Saturday

STEM NOLA is a non-profit Founded by New Orleans native, and former tenured Tulane University Engineering professor, Dr. Calvin Mackie, STEM NOLA, a 501c3 organization, is committed to exposing, inspiring and engaging members of the community into the world of STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). We will have a monthly STEM Saturday where college students can earn $50.00 for working with us from 7:45am -12:45pm. Volunteers will help in a number of areas including: Registration, Crowd Management, Refreshments and Operations.

Brought to you by: STEM NOLA

Eligibility requirements: Must be a college student
Important dates: Second Saturday of each month
Location: In-person (New Orleans, LA)
Cost to participate: Free

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Type: , Scholarship​

Applicants must be female and be planning to register or have already registered for a summer, after-school, or special training program focused on a science, technology, engineering, arts, or mathematics related topic. Leadership related training will also be considered. Scholarship awards are to be used to help pay for program tuition, materials, and fees. Selection is based on a passion for STEAM fields of study, positive character, commitment to using talents to be of service to others and leadership ability (of self and/or others).

Brought to you by: Aspire2STEAM

Eligibility requirements: None given
Important dates: Year around
Location: Virtual
Cost to participate: Free

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