Opens later, date not posted
North American Computational Linguistics Open (NACLO)
Run by NACLO, hosted in Alberta by the University of Alberta's Alberta Language Technology Lab
Who can apply: High school students in the US and Canada; register at naclo.org
Cost and deadline
PROGRAM COST
Not listed
Check the provider's page for any fee.
DEADLINE TBA
Checked against the provider's page in Sep 2026.
FORMAT
Olympiads and contests
DURATION
3-hour Open Round in late January; invitational round in March
GRADES
High school (ages 13–18)
LOCATION
Host sites, including the University of Alberta North Campus in Edmonton
Who can apply
High school students in the US and Canada; register at naclo.org
About this program
Linguistics puzzles: work out how an unfamiliar language works from a handful of examples, no prior linguistics needed. The 2027 Open Round is January 28, 2027. The top four Anglophone Canadian students in the invitational round represent Canada at the International Linguistics Olympiad.