College-level STEM competitions, fairs and olympiads

In summary, the person is interested in participating in college-level STEM competitions or fairs, but has found that most are for high school students. They are seeking suggestions or resources for finding such competitions. The Putnam competition is mentioned as a difficult math competition that takes place in December and is highly regarded. Another option is to get involved in research and attend a conference in that field, which may have reduced fees for students.
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I've been interested in participating in some kind of college-level international/national STEM competitions (single or team), fairs (research based) or olympiads mainly because I never had in high school and want to experience it, but I've noticed in my search that 95% of these types of competitions are for high school. Do you guys have any suggestions for such competitions, or perhaps a link to some kind of resource for finding them?
 
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The Putnam competition is a math competition that takes place every December on the first Saturday. If you're into pure math, take it. It's quite difficult (I took it last winter and got 12/120). It's quite highly regarded in terms of college-level math competitions.
 
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If you're in or willing to travel to Canada I would recommend taking part in the Canadian Undergraduate Physics Conference.

Another option is to get involved with research on some level and see about attending a conference in that field. Often, conferences will have reduced fees for students.
 

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