University of Alabama CTF (UACTF)
A free, hybrid Jeopardy-style capture-the-flag competition hosted by the University of Alabama, open to middle and high school teams competing on campus or virtually across novice-to-advanced divisions.
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WUST Cybersecurity CTF
An annual ethical-hacking capture-the-flag competition hosted by the SOC Lab at Washington University of Science and Technology in Alexandria, VA, open to teams of high school, college, and university students, with a free mandatory training workshop beforehand.
Air Force Association CyberCamp
A free week-long residential summer camp for high schoolers hosted by the Air Force Association at partner universities nationwide (including the University of Pittsburgh), covering cyber hygiene and systems administration and culminating in a hands-on vulnerability-finding competition; a feeder program into CyberPatriot.
MITRE Embedded Capture the Flag (eCTF)
A free, semester-long national cybersecurity competition open to U.S. high school and college students 13 and older, in which teams design and defend a secure embedded system before attacking other teams' designs; MITRE provides free development hardware.
Bay Area Cyber League Competitions
Year-round regional competitions for high school and community college students in the greater Bay Area. Includes fall and spring competitions with Discord community support.
GenCyber Summer Camp – Baylor University
A free five-day cybersecurity summer camp for students completing grades 8-12, hosted by Baylor University and McLennan Community College in Waco, TX, featuring hands-on exercises, industry speakers, and a closing team competition.
GenCyber Summer Camp – Illinois State University
A free, NSA/NSF-funded residential summer camp at Illinois State University where high schoolers entering grades 9-12 learn cybersecurity fundamentals and IoT security through hands-on labs while experiencing college life.