<aside> 👋 Based in the Greater Washington DC metro area, POPULUS ACADEMY is committed to enriching and empowering students nationwide and globally in grades 6 through 12 by fostering entrepreneurship, advancing research skills, and promoting academic excellence. The Populus program offers annual fee-based programs. Competitions and training are free for students enrolled in the program; for those outside the program, please consult us individually for details. LinkedIn: POPULUS
<aside> 👋 Populus Academy 胡杨教育是一家专注于 6–12 年级学生的未来成长平台，总部位于美国华盛顿特区都会区 Vienna, VA，服务覆盖北美与全球华人家庭。我们通过 学术规划、系统课程、学术竞赛与科研项目、创新实践与创业孵化 四大板块，帮助学生在真实世界中锻造学术实力、创新能力与全球视野。主攻保前三十冲藤，致力于让学生进入到最适合自己的大学。【公众号：胡杨翰苑】
Populus Academy | Competitions and Trainings
Populus Academy Contest Introduction Brochure
2026.6.5【Competition】M USAEBO Round 2 Bronze Award
2026.6.5【Competition】J USAEBO Round 2 Bronze Award
2026.6.3【Competition】H TOP 30 Teams in the 2026 YIS Global Stock Pitch Competition
2026.6.3【Competition】K won the Bronze Award at the Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF)
2026.6.1【Competition】I JIC New Jersey County Level Bergen SciChallenge 2nd Place
2026.5.23【Competition】J ACSL SENIOR 3 Contest 25-26 FINALS BRONZE
2026.5.22【Competition】Y ACSL SENIOR 3 Contest 25-26 QUALIFYING FOR FINAL
2026.5.22【Competition】D ACSL SENIOR 3 Contest 25-26 QUALIFYING FOR FINAL
2026.5.21【Competition】J ACSL SENIOR 3 Contest 25-26 QUALIFYING FOR FINAL
2026.5.21【Competition】L USAEBO Round 1 Honor Roll & qualify for Round 2
2026.5.21【Competition】M USAEBO Round 1 Distinguished Honor Roll & qualify for Round 2
2026.5.20【Competition】J USAEBO Round 1 Distinguished Honor Roll & qualify for Round 2
2026.5.15【Competition】M Harvard International Economics Essay Competition (HIEEC) finalist
2026.5.9【Competition】L JIC Massachusetts Honorable Mention
2026.5.9【Competition】M ACSL INTERMEDIATE 3 Contest 25-26 QUALIFYING FOR FINAL
2026.4.30【Competition】O ACSL INTERMEDIATE 3 Contest 25-26 QUALIFYING FOR FINAL
2026.4.28【Competition】D DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC) Third Place
2026.4.26【Competition】M SMT 2026 Individual Round Algebra & Geometry Distinguished Honorable Mention (Global Top 10%)
2026.4.6【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition Populus Team Bird-Aid Global Top 500, Populus Team VerdureVeil Global Top 250
2026.4.3【Competition】X ISEF PA Delaware Valley Science Fairs Computer Science 1st Place & 3 Special Awards
2026.4.1【Competition】2 Populus teams have qualified for the David Ricardo Division of the Virginia Economics Challenge State Championship
2026.4.1【Competition】E won the grand prize at the California Science and Engineering Fair and advanced to the global final
2026.4.1【Competition】L earned the 2nd Place Award at the Washington State Seattle Science and Engineering Fair (Biomedical Engineering category)
2026.3.30【Competition】N earned the 2nd place award in the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair
2026.3.29【Competition】J ISEF CA Santa Clara Valley Honorable Mention
2026.3.29【Competition】G earned the 1st place in the Washington State Science & Engineering Fair - Systems Software Category
2026.3.29【Competition】J JIC CA Santa Clara Valley Honorable Mention
2026.3.28【Competition】R won the silver award at the Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair (BASEF)
2026.3.28【Competition】K won the gold and special awards at the Toronto Science Fair and will now advance to the Canada-Wide Science Fair
2026.3.27【Competition】J TOP 100 Teams in the 2026 YIS Global Stock Pitch Competition
2026.3.27【Competition】I TOP 100 Teams in the 2026 YIS Global Stock Pitch Competition
2026.3.27【Competition】Q TOP 100 Teams in the 2026 YIS Global Stock Pitch Competition
2026.3.23【Competition】J JIC New York County Level Honors Award
2026.3.23【Competition】X ISEF PA Chester County Computer Science 1st Place
2026.3.23【Competition】E JIC NC One Water 1st Place
2026.3.22【Competition】R ISEF County Level 1st Place
2026.3.22【Competition】B JIC County Level 1st Place
2026.3.19【Competition】O JIC San Diego CA 2nd Award
2026.3.13【Competition】O JIC Behavioral & Social Science State 1st Place
2026.3.12【STEM/Entrepreneurship】1 Populus team advanced to Diamond Challenge 2026 Global Final
2026.3.10【Competition】BBO 3 Gold Awards, 3 Silver Awards, 2 Bronze Awards
2026.3.3【STEM/Entrepreneurship】2 Populus teams advanced to Conrad Challenge 2026 Global Final
2026.3.1【Competition】M awarded the Bronze Medal for the Fall/Winter 2025 Cycle of the Harvard International Review Academic Writing Contest
2026.2.24【Competition】USABO 3 Populus students advanced to semifinal
2026.2.23**【Competition】S invited to participate in the USAJMO**
2026.2.22**【Research】S ISEF Finalist**
2026.2.19 **【Research】**J Adcanced to ISEF Wisconsin State Level
2026.2.11【STEM/Entrepreneurship】9 Populus Teams Advanced to Diamond Challenge Pitching Round
2026.2.9 【Competition】O Salt Lake City Science and Engineering Fair Behavioral & Social Science 1st Place
2026.2.7 【Competition】E NC Science and Engineering Fair Region 5 Junior Earth & Environmental 2nd Place
2026.1.26**【Research】Z 2026 ISEF Shanghai Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad 2nd Prize**
2026.1.9**【Research】E REGENERON SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH STS TOP 300 SCHOLAR ($2,000)**
2025.12.30 【Competition】BMT 2025 Online Populus Team Power Round Global Rank 41; Populus Student A Geometry Test Global Rank 10; 3 Distinguished Honorable Mentions & 4 Honorable Mentions
2025.12.10 【Competition】B 2026 Emerging Innovator (Awarded by Diamond Challenge Host)
2025.12.3 【Research】Populus student M’s research paper accepted for publication
2025.11.23 【Competition】 Team Populus-1 HMMT 2025 Fall Team Round Global Top 42
2025.11.16 【Research】E S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (USA Chemistry) Silver
2025.11.8 【Competition】 HMMT 2025 Fall INTEGRATION BEE Finals Top 4
2025.10.28 【Research】E entered the final round of S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (USA Chemistry)
2025.10.24【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team Greenwave GYEC Global Final Winner (USD $5,000)
2025.10.19 【Research】Populus student C’s research paper was officially published
2025.10.10 【Internship】Populus Student Accepted by the Stanford Technology in Healthcare Fall 2025 Internship
2025.10.3 【Competition】Ni 1st Place of IgniteCS Programming Expo 2025
2025.9.19 【Research】J entered the final round of S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia)
2025.9.7 【Competition】G artwork published by Celebrating Art
2025.9.5 【Competition】S artwork published by Celebrating Art
2025.9.4 【Research】A’s research published on Harvard Dataverse
2025.8.29 【Competition】F Winner of the 2025 Wharton Global Youth Comment & Win Contest
2025.8.27 【Competition】J shortlisted for S.-T. Yau High School Science Award (Asia)
2025.8.26 【Competition】T mentioned by the 2025 Wharton Global Youth Comment & Win Contest
2025.8.17 【Competition】A shortlisted for the Politics Category of the John Locke 2025 Global Essay Prize
2025.8.15 【Research】X’s manuscript accepted for the publication in the Journal of Research High School
2025.8.15 【Competition】J shortlisted for the Psychology Category of the John Locke 2025 Global Essay Prize
2025.8.14 【Competition】R shortlisted for the Junior Category of the John Locke 2025 Global Essay Prize
2025.8.11 【Competition】Biology Challenge (BC) 2 Silvers + 2 Highly Commended + 1 Participation
2025.8.5【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team VISION OF GROVE GYEC Grand Prize (USD $1,000)
2025.8.5【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team Greenwave GYEC Grand Prize (USD $1,000)
2025.8.5【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Populus Team Speaksense GYEC Grand Prize (USD $750)
2025.7.8 【Competition】Y made to UToronto The Boardroom Case Competition 2nd Round
2025.6.28【STEM/Entrepreneurship】M made to MIT SOLVE Global Semifinalist
2025.6.27【STEM/Entrepreneurship】MIT SOLVE Global Semifinalist
2025.6.19 【Competition】J The New York Times Open Letter Contest Additional Finalist
2025.6.19 【Competition】X The New York Times Open Letter Contest Honorable Mention
2025.6.9 【Competition】Populus Team Stanford Math Tournament 2025 Online Power Round Honorable Mention (Top 25%)
2025.6.9 【Competition】L ACSL Finals 2025 Senior Contest Bronze Award
2025.6.9 【Competition】Populus Team ACSL Senior 3 Contest 24-25 VA 1st Place
2025.6.4【Research】 W Bergen SciChallenge SCIENCE CATEGORY 2ND PLACE
2025.6.1 【Research】Y Bergen SciChallenge MATH/CS CATEGORY 3RD PLACE
2025.5.31【Competition】B Global Stock Pitch Competition (GYIS) Global Case Study 2nd Place
2025.5.26**【STEM/Entrepreneurship】Z made to Paradigm Challenge Global Finalist**
2025.5.16 【Research】International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Global 4th Award (Biomedical Engineering)
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