{"id":1342,"date":"2026-03-23T16:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=1342"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:45:17","slug":"genius-olympiad-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/genius-olympiad-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GENIUS Olympiad 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83d\udccc <strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GENIUS Olympiad is an international high school project competition in science, engineering, art, short film, music, creative writing, robotics, and business categories about environmental issues, founded and organized by Terra Science and Education and hosted by the Rochester Institute of Technology. Indian students can participate individually or through a national partner organization and compete in person at RIT, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Category:<\/strong> International Environmental STEM and Arts Competition, School Level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organizer:<\/strong> Terra Science and Education, hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology, New York<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong> High school students aged 13 to 21 from any country worldwide<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open To:<\/strong> Global including India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Team Size:<\/strong> Individual or small teams depending on category<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Effort Level:<\/strong> High, original project required<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Submission Type:<\/strong> Online application with project documentation, followed by in person finals at RIT New York<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Event Date:<\/strong> June 2026 at Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Results Announcement:<\/strong> GENIUS 2025 live award ceremony June 13 at 10:30 AM US EST, similar timing expected for 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode:<\/strong> Hybrid, online application and in-person finals at RIT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Venue:<\/strong> Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" 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