History & Civics Programs & Competitions for High School Students

Programs tagged “History & Civics” in our catalog. A topic tag helps you find them; it does not settle cost, eligibility, format, location, dates, who runs a program, or whether it is open.

Open an entry to read what it holds, then confirm the details on the official program page before acting.

108 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 6 can be done online.

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• United States Senate Youth Program — Catalog organization: The Hearst Foundations — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• National History Day Contest — Catalog organization: National History Day — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• American Legion Boys State — Catalog organization: The American Legion
• American Legion Auxiliary Girls State — Catalog organization: American Legion Auxiliary — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Congressional App Challenge — Catalog organization: Internet Education Foundation and participating U.S. House offices — Deadline: October 26, 2026
• Texas History Day — Catalog organization: Texas State Historical Association
• National History Day in DC — Catalog organization: DC History Center
• Florida High School Mock Trial Competition — Catalog organization: Justice Teaching Center, Florida Southern College
• Wyoming History Day — Catalog organization: American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
• National History Day Arkansas — Catalog organization: National History Day Arkansas, University of Central Arkansas
• Kansas History Day — Catalog organization: Kansas History Day Foundation
• Montana Legislative Page Program — Catalog organization: Montana Legislature
• Student Leadership Academy — Catalog organization: The National WWII Museum — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council Membership — Catalog organization: Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council
• Virginia House of Delegates Page Program — Catalog organization: Virginia House of Delegates Clerk's Office — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• The Concord Review History Camp — Catalog organization: Varsity Academics / The Concord Review, Inc. — Cost: $3,500–$3,650
• Spirit of America Youth Leadership — Catalog organization: Founding Forward — Cost: $850
• Montessori Model United Nations Year-Long Program — Catalog organization: Montessori Model United Nations — Cost: $250–$2,120 · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Minnesota YMCA Youth in Government — Catalog organization: YMCA of the North — Cost: $599
• Project Soapbox — Catalog organization: Mikva Challenge — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
• Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project — Catalog organization: American University Washington College of Law — Deadline: Rolling applications
• Gilder Lehrman Student Advisory Council — Catalog organization: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
• Expanding Horizons Institute (EHI) — Catalog organization: Teach Democracy — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• DAR American History Essay Contest — Catalog organization: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
• George S. & Stella M. Knight Essay Contest — Catalog organization: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
• John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize — Catalog organization: John Locke Institute — Cost: Free
• DAR National Scholarship Committee Portfolio — Catalog organization: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
• American Legion National High School Oratorical Contest — Catalog organization: The American Legion — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• GE-Reagan Foundation Scholarship Program — Catalog organization: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute and GE — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Great American Leadership Program Paid Summer Internship — Catalog organization: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute — Cost: Free · paid stipend

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