Competition
PhysicsBowl
American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Recognition
National and international recognition for top-scoring individual students and school teams (school team score = sum of top 5 students' scores); specific award list/prizes VERIFY.
Deadline
~Feb 25, 2027
Estimated; confirm on sponsor site
PhysicsBowl is AAPT's annual multiple-choice physics exam (40 questions, 45 minutes) for high school students, offered in two divisions for first- and second-year physics students, administered by schools nationally and internationally.
Eligibility
- Grade levels
- High school
- Citizenship
- Any
- Fields of study
- Science, Natural sciences
Special eligibility to verify
- Must be registered by a school through a teacher/proctor; individual students cannot self-register: Registration requires an official school email address for the proctor (personal emails not accepted). The exam must be proctored by a qualified individual who is not a parent or relative of a participant.
Application requirements
- A teacher/school registers online (credit card) or by mailing a printable form with check/purchase order: Form can also be emailed to programs@aapt.org.
- Pay $10 per registered student
- Arrange a qualified proctor (not a parent/relative) with a verifiable official school email
- Administer the 40-question, 45-minute exam on one day within the official testing window: 2026 window was March 18 - April 3, 2026.
Verified Jul 8, 2026 · View official source