Service branch helping K-12 students, especially underrepresented ones, prepare for Science Olympiad tournaments and learn STEM through free online resources.
- Joining
- ApplicationNo experience needed
About
The Service Branch mission is to foster intellectual, pedagogical, and creative growth within the K-12 STEM community, with a focus on young scholars who have been historically underrepresented. We seek to democratize STEM education by helping our partners prepare for competitive academic tournaments, leveraging a unique learning environment to facilitate students’ engagement with inquiry-based scientific exploration.
How to join
- Application — A written application, often followed by interviews.
Details
- Status
- Recognized
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- Writing and administering tournament tests
- Building software platforms for remote tournaments
- Bringing industry leaders and speakers to tournaments
- Hosting science olympiad tournaments for middle and high school students
- HUSO Online Initiative web series
- HUSO Online Open virtual tournament
- Community outreach
- Organizing annual Science Olympiad Invitational Tournaments focused on the New England area
Mission, in their words
The Harvard Undergraduate Science Olympiad (HUSO) is an undergraduate student organization at Harvard University dedicated to providing accessible S.T.E.M. education to K-12 students. To support our mission, we organize annual Science Olympiad Invitational Tournaments with a specific focus on serving those in the New England area.
Sources
- Link supplied by the index editorhclubs editor · seen Oct 13, 2026
- Mission — Harvard Undergraduate Science OlympiadClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Mission (Draft) — Harvard Undergraduate Science OlympiadClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Service (Orig) — Harvard Undergraduate Science OlympiadClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Recruitment — Harvard Undergraduate Science OlympiadClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Home - Harvard Undergraduate Science OlympiadClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
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