Looking for more events and competitions in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)? Below is our compilation of links, let us know if we're missing any!
Competitions (with Prizes):
Youth Innovation Showcase >
Youth from all areas of BC and the Yukon are invited to pitch their innovative solutions at the 2020 Youth Innovation Showcase! Top students in each age category will be invited to pitch their ideas to a panel at a BC Tech industry event in Vancouver, in the Spring of 2020.
BC Green Games >
BC Green Games is a celebration of positive environmental action taken by K-12 students in schools throughout British Columbia. Students create environmental projects, document them in photos or video, and share their stories online.
BioGENEius Challenge >
BioGENEius Challenges give students opportunities to apply, earn recognition and win awards for projects in three categories: The Global Healthcare Challenge in medical biotechnology; The Global Sustainability Challenge in agricultural biotechnology; and The Global Environment Challenge in industrial/environmental biotechnology.
Destination Imagination >
Destination Imagination is a hands-on, project-based educational experience that encourages creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking skills. Each year seven new STEAM Challenges are created by our teams of content experts and educators to help students from K to Grade 12 learn HOW to think, not WHAT to think. Destination Imagination applies the creative process to help student teams create their own unique solutions to the requirements posed by the Challenges.
FIRST Robotics Competition Canada >
Under strict rules, limited resources, and an intense six-week time limit, teams of 10-50 students are challenged to raise funds, design a team “brand,” hone teamwork skills, and build and program industrial-size robots to play a game against like-minded competitors. Volunteer professional mentors lend their time and talents to guide each team.
Google Science Fair >
The Google Science Fair is an online science competition open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 from anywhere in the world, working alone or in teams.
International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) >
The ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition, annually provides a forum for more than 1,600 high school students from over 70 countries, regions, and territories to showcase their independent research and compete for more than $4 million in awards.
Let's Talk Science Challenge >
This is a team-based competitive enrichment event offered to Grades 6-8 students by Let’s Talk Science Outreach volunteers across Canada. This free, fun-filled program includes an exciting trivia competition and an interactive, hands-on engineering challenge to inspire students to engage in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning beyond the curriculum.​
Little Inventors >
Little Inventors is a creative education organisation that hosts challenges for students ages 1 - 17+.
Mission: Protect Our Oceans: Students between ages 5 and 15, submit your innovative idea on how to protect our oceans before December 20, 2020, to have the opportunity to be paired with a maker or artisan to produce your idea!
Science Exposed >
Got a dazzling image of your research? Submit it to the Science Exposed contest today for a chance to win cash prizes! Contest closes January 13, 2020.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize >
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) is the world's most prestigious youth award for a water-related science project. The prize taps into the unlimited potential of today's high school students as they seek to address current and future water challenges.
Other Programs:
MILSET Expo-Sciences International >
Expo-Sciences are non competitive multicultural exhibitions that showcase STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) projects developed by children and youth from around the world, as well as interactive exhibits by STEAM-related institutions.
Science World Future Science Leaders >
Future Science Leaders (FSL) is an after-school science enrichment program in Vancouver or Surrey, BC, designed to engage curious minds with the nature of science, unleash creative potential, and build a life-long network of like-minded peers.
UBC Geering Up >
Geering Up provides summer camps, high school programs, and special events throughout the year in the Lower Mainland in BC.