Public Policy Programs & Competitions for High School Students

Programs tagged “Public Policy” 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.

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

Catalog entries

Browse 30 catalog programs:

• American Legion Auxiliary Girls State — Catalog organization: American Legion Auxiliary — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Economics for Leaders — Catalog organization: Foundation for Teaching Economics — Cost: $2,800
• Montana Legislative Page Program — Catalog organization: Montana Legislature
• 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
• Spirit of America Youth Leadership — Catalog organization: Founding Forward — Cost: $850
• Underline Space Roundtable — Catalog organization: Space Minds Center
• Princeton Model Congress — Catalog organization: Princeton Model Congress — Cost: $180
• Health & Environment Scholars @Duke — Catalog organization: Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment and School of Medicine
• Institute for Speech and Debate Summer Programs — Catalog organization: Institute for Speech and Debate — Cost: $2,199–$3,999
• American University Community of Scholars — Catalog organization: American University School of International Service — Cost: $3,936
• Carnegie Youth Fellowship at iCivics — Catalog organization: iCivics — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• Penn Model Congress (PennMC) — Catalog organization: University of Pennsylvania International Affairs Association
• Mikva Challenge Summer Fellows — Catalog organization: Mikva Challenge — Cost: Free · paid stipend
• We the Students Essay Contest — Catalog organization: Bill of Rights Institute
• U.S. Senate Page Program — Catalog organization: United States Senate
• YMCA Youth & Government (State Model Legislature & Court) — Catalog organization: YMCA
• Euro Challenge — Catalog organization: Delegation of the European Union to the United States and W!se
• HPAIR Conferences — Catalog organization: Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Udall Undergraduate Scholarship — Catalog organization: Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: March 4, 2027
• Yale Model United Nations LIII (YMUN) — Catalog organization: Yale Model United Nations — Cost: $90
• International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) Debate — Catalog organization: The Brewer Foundation & New York University — Cost: $25
• CDC Museum Disease Detective Camp — Catalog organization: David J. Sencer CDC Museum, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — Cost: Free
• C-SPAN StudentCam Documentary Competition — Catalog organization: C-SPAN — Deadline: January 20, 2027
• High School Fed Challenge — Catalog organization: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Academic WorldQuest — Catalog organization: World Affairs Councils of America — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
• Wyoming Youth Arts Council — Catalog organization: Wyoming Arts Council
• South Dakota Legislative Page Program — Catalog organization: South Dakota Legislative Research Council
• Nevada Youth Legislature (NYL) — Catalog organization: Nevada Legislature, Legislative Counsel Bureau
• Mississippi 4-H Senate Page Program — Catalog organization: MSU Extension Center for Government and Community Development

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