Registration and Costs for National Science, History, & Geography Bee Regional Tournaments – In-Person Events (Updated 9/5/26)

Preregistration prices (at least 12 days ahead of the event) for the 2026-2027 academic year are:

Buzzer-based Events
$54 per Bee subject (Science, History, or Geography). Registrations submitted after the deadline are subject to additional fees as described below.

National Qualifying Exams
$20 per Qualifying Exam subject. No late fees apply.
Note: Students who place in the top 50% in their age division qualify for Nationals in these events. At Nationals, all of these events are structured as buzzer-based quiz tournaments.

Middle & Elementary School National Qualifying Exams:

  • National Biology Bee
  • National Citizenship Bee (Government, Business, Politics, Current Events, US History, US Geography, American Society)
  • National Humanities Bee (Literature, Fine Arts, Religion, Mythology, Philosophy)
  • National Mathematics Bee
  • National Spanish Bee
  • US Geography Bee
  • US History Bee

Varsity/Junior Varsity National Qualifying Exams:

  • Biology (Not open to students in K-8)
  • Geography (Open to students in K-8. However, this will not apply to US Geo)
  • Humanities (Not open to students in K-8)
  • Political Science (Open to students in K-8)
  • Science (Open to students in K-8)
  • US History (Open to students in K-8)

Please note that registration and participation in International Academic Competitions implies the acceptance of the following policies. In particular, please note our policy on preregistrations, cancellations and reader requirements!

Advance Registration
Advance registration for the National Science, History, & Geography Bee is REQUIRED. Registration will not be accepted via email or any other means; all registrations must be done online. Preregistration by credit card includes a 5% online processing fee.

Late Registration

  • Registrations made after 11:59pm Eastern time 12 days in advance of a tournament are subject to the waitlist process and the following fees apply.
    • Late Registration Fee: After 11:59pm Eastern 12 days in advance of tournament but before 11:59pm Eastern 4 days in advance of the tournament is $10/bee.
    • Very Late Registration Fee: After 11:59pm Eastern 4 days in advance of the tournament and before 5:00pm the Friday before the tournament is $25/bee.

Refunds
Refund requests made 12 days in advance (i.e. at 11:59pm on the Monday 2 weeks before a Saturday tournament) will be honored minus $10 per primary bee subject (Science, History, or Geography); refunds will not be given after that point. National Qualifying Exams cannot be refunded at any point, but those fees can be transferred to doing the exams online or at a rescheduled tournament.

Tournament Registration(s) Change Process

  • To make changes to your tournament registrations, please visit your account on the registration system. You are able to make those changes yourself within the system.
  • Tournament rescheduling made prior to the tournament deadline (i.e. by 11:59 PM on the Monday 2 weeks before a Saturday tournament) will be processed without a fee.
  • Tournament rescheduling made during the waitlist period (i.e. the week of the deadline) will incur a $10 per bee subject fee.
  • Tournament rescheduling made during the week of the tournament would be subject to a $20 per bee subject fee.
  • Note: If the tournament you want to reschedule TO has a registration deadline that has already passed, your request will not guarantee you a spot. Instead, you will be placed on the waitlist, subject to the standard waitlist process, and all applicable fees will still apply.
  • There are no fees to reschedule National Qualifying Exams, but these cannot be refunded for rescheduled tournaments, only reapplied to them.