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Phase 1: Online Qualifying Exam
Cost: [FREE]
Details: A complimentary online assessment testing foundational knowledge in sustainability. Open to all students.
Rewards: Certificate of Completion
Bee Track (Individual):
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Round 1: 10 questions / 15 mins (Must score 80%+ to qualify)
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Round 2: 50 questions / 60 mins (Must score 85%+ to advance)
Bowl Track (Team):
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Round 1: 20 questions / 30 mins
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Round 2: 70 questions / 90 mins
Phase 2: National Challenge
Cost: [$50 CAD Enrollment]
Details: Exclusive to Phase 1 qualifiers. Participants submit comprehensive project proposals for professional evaluation.
Rewards: National-Level Certificate and Medal
Format: Project-based learning. Teams investigate themes in their own community/region, develop a feasible solution, and submit a report + concise video.
Judged on relevance, innovation, feasibility, communication, and evidence.
Phase 3: International Finals
Cost: [Invitation Only]
Details: The ultimate stage exulsively for the Top 100 performers.
Rewards: International-Level Certificate, Medal, and Premium Grand Prizes
Format: In-person mini cases. Teams receive the same scenario, prepare a presentation, and answer Q&A.
Panel selects the International Champion by final vote.
ISBB 2026 Competition Season
International Sustainability Bee & Bowl was founded in response to a rapidly growing global need: to prepare young people to understand, analyze, and address sustainability challenges shaping the future of our planet.
Climate change, biodiversity loss, energy transitions, resource scarcity, and environmental justice are among the defining issues of the 21st century. Solving these complex challenges requires scientific literacy, interdisciplinary knowledge, and systems-level thinking.
By integrating environmental science, biology, chemistry, energy systems, economics, and public policy, the competition offers students a rigorous academic platform to explore sustainability as a unified and dynamic global challenge.