News & Announcements

Cancellation of Events

IAC regrets to announce that effective immediately, all of its upcoming events through July 2020 are cancelled. This includes all regional tournaments at the high school, middle school, and elementary school levels, both the Varsity/JV and Middle School / Elementary School National Championships and the International History Olympiad and International Geography Bee World Championships. This was not a decision [...]

2020-03-12T11:32:10-04:00March 12th, 2020|

OFFICIAL 2019-20 NSB A SET NATIONAL MEDIAN SCORES ARE 60 FOR VARSITY, 53 FOR JV

The International Science Bee is pleased to announce that through the end of February 2020, 16 Varsity and 17 JV students have taken the A Set National Qualifying Exam. As we now calculate the National Median Scores earlier in the academic year to give everyone more lead time to prepare to attend the National Championships, we can now announce that [...]

2020-03-12T11:32:44-04:00March 9th, 2020|

OFFICIAL 2019-20 NSB B SET NATIONAL MEDIAN SCORES ARE 63 FOR VARSITY, 42 FOR JV

The International Science Bee is pleased to announce that through the end of January 2020, 21 Varsity and 36 JV students have taken the B Set National Qualifying Exam. As we now calculate the National Median Scores earlier in the academic year to give everyone more lead time to prepare to attend the National Championships, we can now announce that [...]

2020-03-09T15:04:24-04:00February 11th, 2020|

OFFICIAL 2019-20 NSB C SET NATIONAL MEDIAN SCORES ARE 64 FOR VARSITY, 53 FOR JV

The International Science Bee is pleased to announce that through the end of December 2019, 54 Varsity and 70 JV students have taken the C Set National Qualifying Exam. As we now calculate the National Median Scores earlier in the academic year to give everyone more lead time to prepare to attend the National Championships, we can now announce that [...]

2020-03-09T15:07:29-04:00January 13th, 2020|

The Online Regional Qualifying Exams are now open!

The Online Regional Qualifying Exams for the International Science Bee, the National History Bee and the US Geography Championships/International Geography Bee are now ready to be taken at this link: https://iac-sponsors.com/exams/.There is no cost to take any of these exams and they will stay open until February 7 (extended - final deadline). You don't need to register your students in advance for them, they will [...]

2020-01-21T17:35:22-05:00December 4th, 2019|

Frequently Asked Questions about the ORQE Exams

Here are some FAQs regarding the ORQE Exams:   How much does it cost to take the ORQE Exams? – All three Exams are free of charge.   Who can take the ORQE Exams? – Students in 8th grade and under can take the ORQE Exams. We offer separate divisions for students in 8th grade, 7th grade, 6th grade and [...]

2020-01-21T17:34:55-05:00December 4th, 2019|

International Science Bee Adds Varsity and Junior Varsity Divisions for the 2019-2020 Academic Year!

International Academic Competitions is delighted to announce that the International Science Bee, which has run for the past four years at the Middle and Elementary School levels, will expand to include Varsity and Junior Varsity Divisions for the 2019-2020 academic year! The new Varsity and JV Divisions will consist of a National Qualifying Exam with three separate versions. Students [...]

2019-12-04T01:17:12-05:00September 16th, 2019|

Sponsor registration for the 2019-20 school year is now open!

Sponsor registration is now open at this link. This form should be filled out by a parent, teacher, administrator, homeschool coordinator, or other adult who will be responsible for overseeing the participation of a student or group of students who will be competing in the International Science Bee’s Middle School or Elementary School Division this academic year. You must [...]

2019-09-03T02:04:01-04:00September 3rd, 2019|

Regional Tournaments Set to Debut For Expanded 2018-2019 International Science Bee

For the past three academic years, the International Science Bee has been offered solely at the National Championship level, being held in conjunction with the US Academic Bee and Bowl National Championships. For the 2018-2019 academic year, we are debuting a series of Regional Finals as well. These will be held at approximately 30-35 sites around the USA from Presidents' [...]

2018-10-07T12:59:12-04:00August 28th, 2018|