Student Opportunities

Discovery Young Scientist Challenge

Many Science Olympiad events are great idea-starters for contest entry videos!
Many Science Olympiad events are great idea-starters for contest entry videos!

Enter the Competition to win $25,000! Prior Grand Prize Winners Rishab Jain from Portland, Oregon, Maanasa Mendu from Mason, Ohio, Hannah Herbst from Boca Raton, Florida and Peyton Robertson from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida were all Science Olympiad Team Members! Middle school students can upload a short video for a chance to compete in a live, head-to-head final at 3M HQ in Minnesota each October. Top runners-up win $1,000 each, and many have come from Science Olympiad teams. See the teacher letter and contest overview for more info. Teachers can encourage specific students and Science Olympiad team members to enter by presenting the Nomination Certificate found here. Every year several Science Olympiad students are semifinalists and finalists!

Yale Young Global Scholars

Expand your horizons with the Yale Young Global Scholars Program
Expand your horizons with the Yale Young Global Scholars Program

The Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS) Program is a summer academic enrichment and leadership program that brings together students from over 150 countries and all 50 US States for two-week academic sessions. During YYGS, students attend lectures by Yale faculty, as well as small seminars taught by Yale undergraduates and graduate students. STEM students also work in simulation groups to identify a global problem facing the world today, conduct rigorous background research, and propose impactful solutions to their peers and instructors. This summer YYGS will offer STEM sessions on Innovations in Science & Technology.

Need-based financial aid is available, and YYGS encourages students from all backgrounds to apply.

New Early Action Deadline: November 3, 2021 at 11:59PM ET 

Regular Decision Deadline: January 10, 2022 at 11:59PM ET

Apply today!

Session 1 - June 21 - July 3

  • Innovations in Science & Technology (IST I) 
  • Literature, Philosophy & Culture (LPC I) 
  • Politics, Law & Economics (PLE I) 
  • Solving Global Challenges (SGC I)

Session 2 - July 5 - July 17

  • Innovations in Science & Technology (IST I) 
  • Literature, Philosophy & Culture (LPC II) 
  • Politics, Law & Economics (PLE II) 
  • Solving Global Challenges (SGC II)

Session 3 - July 19 - July 31

  • Innovations in Science & Technology (IST I) 
  • Literature, Philosophy & Culture (LPC III) 
  • Politics, Law & Economics (PLE III) 
  • Solving Global Challenges (SGC III)

Yale University is home to the Yale University Science Olympiad Student Club and hosts the Yale Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament.