Thank you for applying to GENIUS Olympiad. GENIUS Olympiad will host around 832 projects presented in person by around 1100 students in 2025.

• You may check your project's finalist status either from APPLICATION SYSTEM , or from the finalist list posted below.
• We should note that the quality of the projects submitted has been increased significantly compared to previous years and we are very proud of all applicants for their work and effort. We also kept our acceptance rate the same as previuos years. Projects are reviewed out of 5 points by multiple reviewers and projects scored 3.5 and higher selected as finalist.
• Please note that it is our policy not to send individual responses to those who are not selected as finalists. We are sorry about this, but our finalists will need a great deal of support at this time, and we do not have the staff to provide feedback on individual projects and their results.
• For more information abot RIT scholarship for GENIUS Finalists and other RIT information, please visit RIT GENIUS Scholarship

GENIUS 2025 Facts:

• 2723 projects were submitted, 832 projects were accepted (30.1% acceptance rate)
• The number of projects submitted from the United States was 630 (21.8% of submitted projects)
• The country where the most number of projects were submitted: Ukraine with 586 projects, South Korea with 565 projects, Kyrgyzstan with 215, Thailand with 68 projects, and China with 58 projects.
• The number of countries where the projects were submitted: 66
• The number of US States where the projects were submitted: 34
• The number of accepted Science projects: 498 out of 1698 submissions (29.3% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Art projects: 109 out of 448 submissions (24.3% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Short Film projects: 34 out of 102 submissions (33.3% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Speech projects: 31 out of 98 submissions (31.6% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Robotics projects: 49 out of 110 submissions (44.5% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Music projects: 10 out of 25 submissions (40% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Business projects: 68 out of 242 submissions (28.1% acceptance rate)

WHAT IS NEXT? PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS!

1. REQUIRED: Click on Participant Tab, and Add or Confirm all participants who will attend the event, including teachers, parents, siblings, even if they stay in a hotel. Supervisor information can be different from what was submitted during the application process.
2. REQUIRED: Pay the listed participation fee in order to complete your registration. Please see the rules for fees.
3. International applicants: All information must be entered correctly. Visa letters are created in the system to the whole group once all participants are entered and paid for. You will request B1 visas. You MUST make the participation fee payment in order to receive a visa letter. Invitation letters will be available within the application system to print once the whole group is approved and participation payments were made.
4. REQUIRED: Fill out the travel information when you have purchased your tickets.
5. OPTIONAL: Fill out the Trip information (optional) if you would like to attend one of the Boston/NYC/DC trips.
6. OPTIONAL: Genius Olympiad offers bus services from/to JFK and Newark airports for additional $100 each way, and free buses from/to Rochester Airports. You must register to reserve your seats.
7. OPTIONAL: Click on the "PERFORMANCE" tab in the application system and provide your performance's video YouTube link. This is for award ceremony performance. More guideline is provided in the system.
GENIUS OLYMPIAD 2025 FINALISTS