Gilder Lehrman History School
A free summer program offering live, interactive history courses taught by Gilder Lehrman master teachers, with a track for high school students in grades 9-12 alongside elementary and middle school levels.
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Student Leadership Academy – The National WWII Museum
A hybrid summer program combining online coursework with a six-day, behind-the-scenes visit to The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, open to current high school freshmen through seniors and fully scholarship-funded for accepted participants, with optional college credit.
Student Writing Contest (The National WWII Museum)
An annual national essay contest from The National WWII Museum open to U.S. students in grades 7-12, who submit a 500-750 word essay on an assigned WWII-era topic using at least five sources, judged separately in Junior (7-9) and Senior (10-12) divisions.
Congressional Essay Contest (National Society of the Colonial Dames of America)
An annual essay contest run by state societies of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America since 1977, in which high school students write a 750-word essay on the functions of American government for a chance at one of roughly 50 scholarships to the Washington Workshops Congressional Seminar in Washington, D.C.
George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest (Sons of the American Revolution)
An annual national essay contest from the Sons of the American Revolution open to students in grades 9-12, who write an 800-1,200 word essay on an event, person, or ideal tied to the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or U.S. Constitution, advancing from local chapters to state and national judging.
TCR History Camp
An immersive online or in-person workshop in which secondary students choose their own historical research topic and, guided by instructors, transform it into a first draft of a historical research paper over a two-week session.
World Historian Student Essay Competition (World History Association)
An international essay competition from the World History Association open to students in grades K-12, who submit an approximately 1,000-word original essay on an assigned world history theme for a chance at a $500 cash prize and a one-year WHA membership.