Entrepreneurship Opportunities for High School Students
Browse 23 verified Entrepreneurship opportunities for high schoolers, matched by interest with real deadlines and eligibility.
Conrad Challenge
Multi-stage innovation competition for teams of 2-5, judged on a lean canvas, innovation brief, video, and team site. The activation stage closes in October and the innovation stage in January; advancing teams pay a $499 team fee.
LaunchX Summer Entrepreneurship Program
Selective summer program where teams launch a real startup, offered in person and online. Priority applications land in mid-November with a final round in early March; need-based awards are available.
Tar Heel Business Academy
One-week business courses taught by Kenan-Flagler professors in Charlotte and Chapel Hill, including Business Essentials, Business of Sports, and Entrepreneurship. The fee is $2,995 and a need-based scholarship can be requested. Apply by the November 16 priority deadline.
World Series of Innovation
Free online challenge series where students submit solutions tied to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, solo or in small teams, for cash prizes up to $1,500.
Yale Young Global Scholars
Two-week residential academic session on Yale's campus, with students from over 150 countries and all 50 states choosing one interdisciplinary track. Need-based financial aid is offered.
High School Entrepreneurship and AI Video Pitch Competition
Pitch a business idea in a short video. Entries are individual, the registration fee is $25, and prizes are $500, $250, and $100. Register by January 8, 2027 and submit the video by January 15.
Diamond Challenge
Global venture pitch competition with business and social innovation tracks and a $100K prize pool. Teams of 2-4 students need one adult advisor; finalists compete at the Limitless World Summit.
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition
Complete a free online mini-course and submit a video pitch under five minutes for an original product idea, judged by entrepreneurs for cash prizes. Fully virtual, free, and no school sponsorship needed.
Technovation Girls
Girls and gender-expansive students build a mobile app or AI project addressing a community problem with a volunteer mentor, then submit code, a demo, and a business pitch. Free, and you can register without a school program.
Global High School Investment Competition
Free ten-week competition where teams of 4-6 build an investment strategy for a real client case and manage a virtual portfolio. A teacher at your school must register the team.
Babson Summer Study
Three-week program for rising juniors and seniors on building an entrepreneurial mindset, offered online or in person in 2027. There is a $100 application fee, waived for students applying for need-based aid.
Business Professionals of America Events
Workplace-skills competitive events in finance, management, information technology, and digital communication, run through a school's BPA chapter from regional to national leadership conferences.
Civics Unplugged
Civic leadership community and fellowship opportunities for young people developing projects that strengthen democracy and public participation.
Economics for Leaders
Residential and online program using economics to explore public decisions, leadership, tradeoffs, and policy choices.
JA Company Program
Start and run a real student company with classmates through Junior Achievement.
JA Titan
Junior Achievement business simulation where you make decisions to run a company.
One Summer Chicago
Chicago's summer jobs, internships, and training for youth ages 14 to 24, with city agencies, companies, and community groups.
PYNtern Program
Paid work-based learning in Philadelphia. Rising 9th and 10th graders start with career exploration, and older teens move into internships.
Spirit of America Youth Leadership
Four-day residential civics and leadership program at Valley Forge with a free enterprise team challenge. The fee is $850, and many students attend free thanks to donor support. Sessions run from October 2026 through July 2027.
Student Leaders Program
Paid eight-week summer internship with a local nonprofit plus a week-long national leadership summit, for students with a record of community involvement.
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
Paid summer work and career exploration for New York City youth ages 14 to 24.
TiE Young Entrepreneurs
In-person academy in Palo Alto where Bay Area students build a startup in teams over about eight weeks and pitch to Silicon Valley judges, with winners advancing toward TYE Global. Seats fill first-come.
Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!)
Class run by local YEA! chapters where you build a real business. Top students compete for college scholarships and start-up money.