Are you ready to register for a NHD® contest?
Starting in January 2025, you can follow the steps below to start your NHD journey!
- Visit Contest Information to check out important deadlines for registration and lockout dates.
- Before you start your registration, check with your teacher to make sure they have filled out the Institutional and Educator Membership forms.
- Find out what region you are in so you know what contest to register for. You can find the regional map below.
- Go to the NHD registration site to register for your regional contest. Links to each registration page can be found below. Don't forget your username and password - you will use this same login information if you advance to the state or national contest!
- Follow the steps and finish registration.
- Questions? Ask your teacher first. If they can't help you, work with them to contact Sarah Jacobs (state coordinator) to answer your questions.
2024-2025 Important Registration Deadlines
- Feb. 18, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT: Regional registration deadline and paper/website lockout.
- March 17, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT: State registration deadline (see note below).
- March 24, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT: Lockout deadline for papers and websites; lockout deadline for WRITTEN MATERIALS for documentaries, exhibits, and performances.
- TBD: National registration deadline and paper/website lockout.
AGAIN IN 2025: All students (regardless of project type) participating in the state contest will be required to submit their written materials (process paper and bibliography) by the lockout deadline on March 24, 2025 at 5 p.m. CT. This rule was put in place for 2022 and we've had a lot of great feedback from judges who enjoyed being able to have more time to read process papers and explore sources. This rule changes has been cleared and approved by the national office. Process papers will be turned in through the registration system by uploading a PDF version similar to what the paper category does.
