Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad

The Science Olympiad aims to provide students across Middle East with the opportunity to learn STEM in an interdisciplinary way and promote interdisciplinary science as a means to solve real-world problems.

The skills tested overall in the Science Olympiad include Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, and Math in the first exam.

Students should participate in an Olympiad to challenge themselves in STEM, gain the opportunity to participate in the January camp, and engage in unique and fun STEM workshops.

The Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Middle East Edition allows students to explore various fields of science with an emphasis on interdisciplinary STEM and its applications to real world problems.

The students are divided into two categories basis their grades.
Category 1: Grades 7th and 8th
Category 2: Grades 9th and 10th
Both the categories will write their tests on different days.

The Olympiad will be conducted in two rounds.

Round 1: Online Exam on 14th and 15th November Category 1 (Grades 7th and 8th) will take the exam on 14th November 2026
Category 2 (Grades 9th and 10th) will take the exam on 15th November 2026

Round 2: 3-Day In-Person STEM Bootcamp and Written Examination in January 2027 by Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Mentors (exact dates, timings and venue to be announced in November/December 2026)

The test will be conducted through online proctoring. The students can take the test from the comfort of their home or their school as long as they have a stable internet connection.

The students can refer to the study resources provided on the website.

Nope! We will provide all of the resources on which our exams will be based - students only need to understand and be able to apply concepts from these resources to be able to excel in the exam!

All exam questions will draw from subjects mentioned within the guide.

The fee is 25 USD per student.

A new guide will be provided to selected kids only

All students receive a Certificate of Participation from The Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad.

1) What is the objective of the Science Olympiad?

2) What skills will we be testing overall?

3) Why should students participate in an Olympiad?

4) Why the Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad Middle East Edition?

5) What are the classes we are testing?

6) What are the different Stages of the Science Olympiad?

7) How will the online program be conducted in Round 1?

8) Is any training required in any of the stages?

9) Is any specialized coaching required other than what students study in their regular school system?

10) Will the exam be from the guide itself or can the questions be outside the guide as well?

11) What are the fees associated with the Olympiad?

12) For the Round 2 Examination will we provide a different guide or will the exam be for the same guide as provided before

13) Do I receive a certificate even if I do not advance to Round 2?