2026 Nebraska Science Olympiad State Tournament
How to Register Your Team(s)
Divisions B (grades 6-9) and Division C (grades 9-12)
Welcome to the Nebraska 2026 Science Olympiad State Tournament! We can't wait to see you on April 18th!
Online registration is required, especially due to the available online functions such as submission of school/team names and self-scheduled event signups.
Steps to Complete:
- Register and Pay for your Team Memberships Online at the Nebraska Science Olympiad Membership page. (Oct 1, 2025 - Apr 1, 2026)
- Teams are not officially registered for the State Tournament until membership fees are received and processed.
- Division B and Division C membership fees are $150 per team (National $75 per team and State $75 per school/per division)
- Add your School and Team Divisions to this website (Scilympiad.com/ne). Follow this document if you need help. (Oct 1, 2025 - Apr 1, 2026)
- Add your students to your team(s).
- First make sure you are working with the correct team if you have both divisions. (Check at the top)
- Under the Head Coach Dashboard>Compliance, find
and add your students. (add/change any time) - Follow the team structure rules below.*
- Enter your students into their events (max of 4 per student)(Events will be open early in March. Watch for the email.)
- Complete the state tournament forms and submit. These can be found in the Head Coach Dashboard>Compliance, link:
- See you on April 18th!
*Team Structure Rules
- Each school can bring one Division B Team (Middle School) and one Division C Team (High School) to the State Tournament
- Each team must register for State and National Science Olympiad membership and pay the membership fee of $150 per team. ($75 for state membership and $75 for national membership.)
- Each team is composed of 15 students or less from one school in one of the two divisions.
- Each team can have up to 5 alternate competitors. Alternate competitors may only compete in trial events at the state tournament.
- No teacher/coach may supervise more than one team.
- Some invitational tournaments may allow you to bring a second B Team or C Team. In this case, the second team only needs to pay the national membership fee of $75.
- Division B teams may have a maximum of (5) 9th graders. Middle schools may invite five (5) of their last year’s eighth grade students to be part of a team.
- Division C teams may have a maximum of seven (7) seniors.
For more information, resources, and help, go to the Nebraska Science Olympiad Website or the State Tournament Page.