Thank you for applying to GENIUS Olympiad. GENIUS Olympiad will host around 750 projects presented in person by around 1300 students in 2023.

• 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 3.3 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.

GENIUS 2022 Facts:

• 1609 projects were submitted, 819 projects were accepted (50.9% acceptance rate)
• The number of projects submitted from the United States was 659 (41% of submitted projects)
• The country where the most number of projects were submitted: South Korea with 259 projects, Ukraine with 89 projects, VietNam with 80, Indonesia with 49 projects, and China with 45 projects) The high school which submitted the most projects are Well Spring Saigon School, VietNaM (35 projects), Jubilee School, Jordan (33 projects), Pelham Memorial High School, New York, USA (29 Projects),OrangeCube Institute, South Korea (27 Projects), Kharisma Bangsa School, Indonesia (25 Projects), New Rochelle High School, New York USA, (25 Projects), Yahya Kemal Skopje, North Macedonia, (22 projects).
• The number of countries where the projects were submitted: 57
• The number of US States where the projects were submitted: 35
• The number of accepted Science projects: 441 out of 841 submissions (52% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Art projects: 144 out of 322 submissions (45% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Short Film projects: 32 out of 54 submissions (59% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Creative Writing projects: 121 out of 233 submissions (52% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Music projects: 13 out of 25 submissions (52% acceptance rate)
• The number of accepted Business projects: 68 out of 134 submissions (50% acceptance rate)

WHAT IS NEXT? PLEASE FOLLOW THE STEPS!

1. If you do not see your project status as a finalist in the application system, but you have been announced as a finalist, please contact us via email at [email protected]
2. REQUIRED: Login to the system and 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.
3. REQUIRED: Pay the listed participation fee ($230) in order to complete your registration. Please see the rules for fees.
4. International applicants: All information must be entered correctly. Visa letters are sent to the whole group and you will apply for visas as a group. 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.
5. REQUIRED: Fill out the travel information when you have purchased your tickets.
6. OPTIONAL: Fill out the Trip information (optional) if you would like to attend one of the Boston/NYC/DC trips. We have a bus service from JFK Airport: One-way bus services from JFK airport (NY) to RIT University for those who will attend one of our trips.
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.

FINALIST LIST WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON THIS PAGE.

GENIUS OLYMPIAD 2022 FINALISTS