MIT Science Olympiad

Registration Details

Registration will be open from Wednesday, September 17, 2025 6:00 PM ET to Friday, September 26, 2025 6:00 PM ET.
We will guarantee acceptance of schools that meet either of the following qualifications:

• Schools that have placed Top 10 at the MIT Invitational the previous year
• Schools that have placed Top 10 at the National Tournament the previous year

All teams that do not meet the qualifications for guaranteed acceptance will have their acceptance determined by a lottery. As we continue to grow our tournament, we aim to maintain a diverse pool of competitors while also upholding the rigor of our tournament. As such, we still strongly encourage all teams to apply, especially Massachusetts teams, regardless of their reputation or experience level.

Teams will be notified of their acceptance on Monday, October 6th, and a public list of participating teams will be announced on Monday, October 13th.

Registration Fee

The registration fee will be $200 per team. Financial aid will be available for the fee if needed.

Please reach out to scioly@mit.edu with any questions. Thank you for your interest in our invitational!

Tests and answer keys for our 2025 tournament have been released! You can find them here. Also, check out the award ceremony recording!

The tournament guide for the 2025 tournament can be found here. Individual event specifications can be found here.

A full event schedule, map, and updated team list with team numbers have been posted!

The team list for the 2025 MIT Science Olympiad Invitational has now been posted!

We’re excited to announce the opening of our event supervisor application for the 2025 MIT Science Olympiad Invitational on January 25, 2025. Both the first-time ES application (i.e. you haven’t supervised for MIT before) and the returning ES application are open. Applications will close on September 27, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST. Hope to see you apply!

We are pleased to announce that the 11th annual MIT Science Olympiad Invitational Tournament will take place in-person on Saturday, January 25th, 2025 at the MIT campus. We will be running all 23 Division C national events, including lab and engineering events. All events will be written, reviewed, and run by Science Olympiad alumni currently at MIT, national tournament event supervisors, and/or former Science Olympiad competitors from the highest level of competition. This means that coaches will not be required to write tests or otherwise volunteer at the invitational, leaving them free to focus solely on coaching their own teams.

Registration will open on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 6 PM ET and will close the following Friday, September 27 at 6 PM ET. More details about registration will be available on our website shortly. Teams will be notified of their acceptance on Monday, October 7th, and a public list of participating teams will be announced on Monday, October 14th.

We will guarantee acceptance of schools that meet either of the following qualifications:

• Schools that have placed Top 10 at the MIT Invitational the previous year
• Schools that have placed Top 10 at the National Tournament the previous year

All teams that do not meet the qualifications for guaranteed acceptance will have their acceptance determined by a lottery. As we continue to grow our tournament, we aim to maintain a diverse pool of competitors while also upholding the rigor of our tournament. As such, we still strongly encourage all teams to apply, especially Massachusetts teams, regardless of their reputation or experience level.

Schools that would like to bring two teams can fill out an additional question on the registration form regarding why they need to bring two teams — the answers will be reviewed to make sure as many teams are satisfied as possible.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at scioly@mit.edu if you have any questions. We look forward to the upcoming season!