Academic WorldQuest (AWQ) is a nationwide World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) youth education program. Thousands of high school students across the US compete in AWQ contests organized by more than 50 local World Affairs Councils.
This fast-paced, interactive, quizzo-style competition that tests global knowledge! Find out just how much you know about international affairs, geography, history and culture, while broadening your knowledge and networking with other globally-minded people.
Everyone is welcome! Members of the general public, including friends, family and teachers, are encouraged to attend our engaging academic competition. You can attend the lunch or simply watch the academic competition portion.
Teams of four students along with an academic coach, compete among other Indiana high schools for a chance to win an expense-paid trip to the national AWQ competition hosted in Washington, DC.

In Appreciation for Sponsors & Partners of Academic WorldQuest 2023
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Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; National Resource Centers:
The Indiana Council on World Affairs thanks the Indiana University Hamilton Lugar School’s National Resource Centers for support of the Academic WorldQuest global study program and competition. The National Resource Centers offer K-12 educational resources. Following are the eight resource centers sponsoring the Indiana Council on World Affairs; Academic WorldQuest for 2021, 2022, and/or 2023:
African Studies Program (ASP) https://africanstudies.indiana.edu
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) https://clacs.indiana.edu
Center for the Study of Global Change (CGC) https://global.indiana.edu
Center for the Study of the Middle East (CSME) https://csme.indiana.edu
East Asian Studies Center (EASC) https://easc.indiana.edu
Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) https://iaunrc.indiana.edu
Institute for European Studies (EURO) https://euro.indiana.edu
Russian and East European Institute (REEI) https://reei.indiana.edu