FIRST Robotics Competition district event for North Carolina teams. This is a 3-day robotics competition featuring practice matches, qualification matches, playoff matches, and awards. Teams compete for District Ranking Points. The event includes 30 participating teams from across North Carolina. Event code: NCWAK. For safety details and public agendas, visit the event information page on firstinspires.org. Volunteer registration is available.

The KidWind Challenge is a hands-on renewable energy competition that engages students in STEM. Student teams bring small-scale wind turbines or solar devices that they've designed to the Challenge where they will be tested for power output. Teams also meet with a panel of expert judges to present their design process and demonstrate their contextual knowledge and tackle instant challenge activities. The event features a Renewable Energy Expo from 12:00 - 2:45 PM with ~20 hands-on science activities, interactions with scientists, and opportunities to build and test turbines. Challenge begins with opening ceremony at 9:00 AM and wraps up with awards at 3:00 PM. Top performers will be invited to the 2026 World KidWind Challenge at UW-Madison in May. Registration is closed for competing teams but public is welcome to spectate.

High School Students' ISEF-affiliated Science and Engineering Fair for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade students. Check-in table opens at 8:00 am, judging begins at 9:00 am. Awards ceremony on March 22, 2026 at 4:30 pm in Jones 210. Registration window: December 15, 2025 to February 9, 2026 using MySciFair. Students who advance to Round 2 will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony.

The University of Utah Science & Engineering Fair (USEF) is an annual science & engineering competition for students in grades 5-12. USEF showcases young minds from Canyons, Granite, Murray, Park City, Salt Lake, Tooele and Uintah School Districts as well as Salt Lake Catholic Diocese and all private, home school and charter schools within these boundaries. Senior division winners are eligible to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Registration opens January 15, 2026, project deadline is February 11, 2026, fair runs March 9-13, 2026, with awards ceremony on March 13, 2026.

Awards ceremony for the University of Utah Science & Engineering Fair (USEF), recognizing outstanding student projects in science and engineering. This ceremony concludes the fair week and celebrates the achievements of participating students in grades 5-12.

Elementary Students' Science and Engineering Fair for 4th and 5th grade students. Check-in table opens at 8:00 am, judging starts at 9:00 am. Awards ceremony on March 22, 2026 at 1:00 pm in Jones 210. Registration window: December 15, 2025 to February 27, 2026 using MySciFair. Open to students from Allendale, Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Clarendon, Edgefield, Fairfield, Hampton, Kershaw, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda and Sumter counties.

Middle School Students' Science and Engineering Fair for 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Check-in table opens at 12:00 pm, judging starts at 1:00 pm. Awards ceremony on March 22, 2026 at 2:45 pm in Jones 210. Registration window: December 15, 2025 to February 27, 2026 using MySciFair. Students who advance to Round 2 will be recognized at the Awards Ceremony.

A high-intensity industry-simulation event where students adopt professional roles, are given industry specific challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Students form engineering companies, receive an RFP, design an entire futuristic space settlement, and pitch their design before a panel of industry experts. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. with industry professionals providing feedback throughout the day. Companies will pitch presentations and participate in Q&A sessions, with one company crowned champion after dinner.

Multi-day FIRST Robotics Competition bringing together more than 50 high school teams from the Midwest and beyond. Teams compete with robots they designed, built, and programmed. Event includes qualification matches, alliance selections, playoff matches, and awards ceremony. Open to public Thursday 8:30am-6pm, Friday 8am-5:45pm, and Saturday with full competition schedule. Saturday features opening ceremonies at 8:30am, qualification matches until 12:15pm, lunch break, playoff matches 1:30-4:30pm, and awards ceremony until 6pm. UNI offers $2,000 STEM scholarships to participating juniors. Volunteers needed for field reset, safety monitoring, and crowd control.

Arizona Science and Engineering Fair where students showcase their scientific curiosity and innovation. The event seeks judges with 2+ years of STEM experience or 2+ years college credit in STEM fields, especially those with advanced degrees for senior division judging. Volunteers are also needed to help create an unforgettable experience for Arizona's young innovators.

Science City at Union Station is proud to continue the tradition with the 75th Greater Kansas City Science & Engineering Fair. Students in grades 3-12 from public, private, parochial, charter and home schools in 15 counties in and around the KC metro area are eligible to participate. The Fair features nearly $20,000 in awards and honors. Top senior-level Grand Award winners and their teachers receive an all-expense-paid trip to the 2026 Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, Arizona from May 10-15, 2026. Schedule: Wed 4/8: Set-up and Judging, Thu 4/9: Public Day, Fri 4/10: Public Day, Sat 4/11: Public Day, Sun 4/12: Awards Ceremony.