Name: Online Academic Bee and Bowl
Start: 2027-02-27T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2027-02-28T23:59:59-05:00
Location: Online

Online Academic Bee and Bowl

February 27, 2027 - February 28, 2027

International Academic Competitions is pleased to announce the 2027 Online Academic Bee and Bowl, taking place from February 27-28, 2027! This event is open to all students, regardless of what state they are from, as long as they have not yet played this set of questions in the 2026-2027 academic year. For further information, please email us at help@iacompetitions.com. Thanks, and we look forward to seeing you online!

Tentative Schedule

Each Online Bee and Bowl Regional event will offer a different combination of question set and schedule of events. For the Online Academic Bee and Bowl, the Academic Bee and Bowl set of questions will be used, the Bowl will take place Saturday, and the Bee will happen on Sunday.

See below for the schedule for an average sized tournament: Bowl playoff rounds may be added or deleted depending on the size of the field. The schedule will be confirmed the week of the tournament when the pretournament email goes out, usually the Wednesday before the tournament. Students and teams looking for further guidance on the schedule should contact the Tournament Coordinator.

Date

Events (All Eastern Time)

Saturday, February 27th

12:00pm – 5:00pm Academic Bowl Preliminary Rounds

6:00pm – 8:00pm Academic Bowl Playoffs

Sunday, February 28th

12:00pm – 3:00pm Academic Bee Preliminaries and Finals

Curious about the costs and financial aid? Click here!

Registration Details

Early Registration closes on February 19th at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Teams can register until 11:59 pm Eastern Time on February 22nd with a late fee to guarantee a spot in the competitions.
After that date, registrations are no longer guaranteed; contact us at help@iacompetitions.com to see if space remains and get the late registration form.
Refunds will be given on a case-by-case basis: email as soon as you can if you need to drop out of the competition or reschedule to another date. A more complete list of our fees and policies can be found here.

Quiz Bowl for All

Students that are eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch can apply for financial aid to cover their tournament registration.
Quizbowl For All (QB4ALL) Financial Assistance Request Form

To register, please fill out the form below. If you don’t receive a confirmation email within an hour, your registration may not have gone through. Please check your spam folder first, then email help@iacompetitions.com as soon as possible to ensure you’ve reserved your spot.

Registration Form (for event details, see below)

Competition Information

National Academic Bee & National Academic Bowl

Bowl teams and Bee players start with several preliminary rounds.
After prelims, the top Bowl teams will play in a single elimination playoff, while the top Bee players will play a 4th and final round.
The number of teams/individuals playing in playoffs will vary depending on the field size; your Tournament Director will announce this on the day of the tournament.
There will be plaques for the top Bowl teams and medals for the top 3 Bee players in each division. Additionally, the top Bowl teams and Bee players can also qualify for our Middle & Elementary School National Championships in May!

Middle/Elementary School National Qualifying Exams
We also offer the Middle/Elementary School National Qualifying Exams at our online tournaments as well as in person. These exams qualify students for events at the Middle/Elementary School National Championships. Note: Competitors registered for exams will receive a separate email with the instructions for taking their exams online. The exams will not take place during the online competition time.

These exams only qualify students for the Middle/Elementary School National Championships. There are also Varsity/JV National Qualifying Exams that can qualify students solely for the Varsity/JV National Championships in Geography, Political Science, Science and US History, as well as the 2028 International Geography Championships.

Teams Attending

Varsity

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Name	Grade Level	Is the student participating in the National Academic Bee?	Is the student taking any National Qualifying Exams?	Parent/Guardian Email	Total	Actions

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