Qualify

Students can qualify for the 2024 International Geography Championships in a number of ways:

Within the USA

1. Students who finish in the top 50% of students competing at the US National Championships of the International Geography Bee for any age division either in the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years.

2. Students who finish in the top 50% of students competing at the National Championships of the US Geography Championships for any age division either in the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years.

3. All students who obtained a score of at least 75 on any version of the IGB National Qualifying Exam during either the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years.

4. The top 25% of students in an age division at any IGB Regional Finals Tournament for any age division during either the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years.

5. All students who medaled in any event at the 2018 International Geography Bee World Championships or 2022 International Geography Championships are eligible to compete at the 2024 International Geography Championships as long as they meet age and grade level eligibility criteria.

Outside the USA

1. Students who finish in the top 50% of students competing at Regional IGB Tournaments, at the IGB Asian Championships, or IGB European Championships in the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years..

2. Students who finish in the top 25% within their age division for any particular version of the IGB Championships Qualifying Exam or of the ORQE exam among all students taking that version of the Exam – either at a particular site where it is offered, or across all sites in their region either in the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years. Students qualifying in any of these ways must still score at least 30 or higher to qualify (regardless of their position within their age division), however.

3. Students who obtain a score of at least 65 (if they are High School), 55 (if they are Middle School), or 45 (if they are Elementary) on any version of the Championships Qualifying Exam during either the 2022-23 or 2023-24 academic years.

4. At Regional Quiz Tournaments, the top 50% of students in an age division qualify, unless this is held strictly at an intramural level, in which case, the winning student in each age division is the only one who would qualify outright.

5. Students who have ever competed for their country at the International Geography Olympiad (i.e. iGeo).

6. All students who medaled in any event at the 2018 International Geography Bee World Championships or 2022 International Geography Championships are eligible to compete at the 2024 International Geography Championships as long as they meet age and grade level eligibility criteria.