Costs

The Costs and Registration options for the 2025 International History Olympiad are listed here.

Registration Options

• Student Program Registration: All student registrations include participation in all Olympiad events (buzzer-based competitions, exams, other competitions), field trips in and around Paris (though not the pre-tour to Normandy and Brittany or the post-trip to the South of France), and a souvenir package.
• Accommodations: Varsity and Junior Varsity students may also select accommodations through IAC as part of their registration. Those registration options do not include any meals but do include double or triple occupancy accommodations at a nearby air-conditioned hotel. This includes 8 nights of accommodation beginning on July 19 with a departure on July 27.
• Extra Night: This is only an option for the students coming for the Varsity and Junior Varsity Divisions who wish to arrive in Paris a day early on July 18.
• Family & Friends Program (Extended Option): This registration option is available to parents, siblings, coaches, teachers, and others who wish to not only access the school, but take part actively in Olympiad activities throughout the week. This registration option includes access to the host school (École Jeannine Manuel), a souvenir package, the ability to go on tours (as well as all tour fees), and competitions that are open to Family and Friends Program participants. Please see the Family and Friends Program Page for further details.
• Family & Friends Program (Basic Option): This registration option includes solely access to the host school (École Jeannine Manuel) but does not include a souvenir package, nor the ability to take part in any of the tours with our group, nor the ability to take part in competitions. Please see the Family and Friends Program Page for further details.
• Adjunct Staff Program Discount: This is an option for adults who have experience in reading questions at IAC tournaments who wish to defray their costs at the 2025 Olympiad by reading questions. Further details are available here.

Pre and Post-Trip Tours (Registration for these will open by mid-January 2025, possibly earlier. The costs will be listed then.)

• Pre-Trip to Normandy and Brittany: This will run from July 16-18. Please view the planned tour itinerary here for details.
• Post-Trip to the South of France: This will run from July 27-August 3. Please view the planned tour itinerary here for details.

Dated Registration Policy – New for 2025
We are offering discounted registration if payment is received by December 29. After May 29, if payment has not been received, the fees increase per the schedule on the right of this page. It is more challenging for us to make reservations at museums and hire the appropriate amount of staff. These extra fees at the end of the registration period provide an incentive for all participants to pay before the end of the 2024 calendar year, or at least the end of May 2025.

Standard Registration Policy – New for 2025
Beginning with the 2025 International History Olympiad, International Academic Competitions will not consider a participant “registered” and will not add a student to the List of Attending Students until not only we have received their registration, but also their payment. In particular, to be eligible to sign up for field trips and competitions, participants will need to have their payments submitted before they can do that.

Payment Methods – New for 2025
Beginning with the 2025 International History Olympiad, International Academic Competitions will only accept the following payment methods for the Olympiad:
1. US dollar denominated check from a bank in the USA
2. Wire transfer (incurs $35 wire transfer fee)
3. Cash payable in US dollars or Euro equivalent (no other currencies are accepted) at the 2025 Varsity / Junior IAC USA National Championships, the 2025 Middle and Elementary School National Championships, the 2025 IAC European Championships, or the 2025 IAC Asian Championships.
It is not possible to pay by credit card.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
Once payment has been received, a $200 processing fee at any time until April 30 will apply for any Participating Student or Family and Friends Program Extended Option participant who cancels their registration for any reason, as will a $100 fee will apply for any cancellation for any Family and Friends Program Basic Option participant. We have had problems in past years where numerous students have cancelled their registrations on short notice, which makes it difficult to hire the appropriate number of staff, secure tickets for field trips, and places an undue burden on our ability to run the Olympiad well. Therefore, please do not send in your payment to confirm your registration until you know you will be able to join us.
Between May 1 and the registration deadline of June 18, 50% of the registration and accommodation fees for all types of participants will be refunded. After June 18, no refunds will be provided for registration fees or accommodation fees.
To cancel your registration and request a refund, you must email olympiad@iacompetitions.com – no other communication method is accepted for this purpose.

Middle School, Intermediate & Elementary Divisions Attendance Policy
Students in the Middle School, Intermediate, and Elementary Divisions are required to attend with a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian does not need to be enrolled in the Family and Friends Program, but note that if they are not, they will still need to bring their child to and from École Jeannine Manuel (the host school) each day but they will not be able to enter the school grounds.

Registration and Payment Deadlines / Late Payment Policies
Registration will close on June 18, 2025. All payments are due in full no later than June 25, 2025. If payment is not received by June 25, then there will be 5 grace period days where we will attempt to contact you to get you to send in your payment as soon as possible. If payment is not received by 11:59 EDT (i.e. New York City time) on June 30, then late fees will accrue at $50 per day through July 15 (for a maximum of $750 per student or Family and Friends Program participant). The late fees must be paid either together with your registration fees or in cash on site before you will be allowed to take part.

Event Cancellation Policy
If International Academic Competitions is forced to cancel the Olympiad in advance of it due to reasons pertaining to acts of God or circumstances beyond our control (e.g. pandemic, war, political unrest, etc.), then participation fees will be reimbursed in full, minus any transaction fees we incur (including currency conversions and wire transfer fees). If we need to cancel the Olympiad during the event itself, then registration costs will be refunded on a prorated basis depending on how much of the Olympiad has taken place until then.