To compete in the IMDO, you must be selected to represent your country. 

If you country has a population above 250 million people, your country may have 8 individual representatives. 

If your country has a population of 250 million or less people, your country may have 4 individual representatives. You must also meet the following requirements:

AGE: You must be younger than the age of 21 (20 or younger) at the time that the IMDO is held. Exceptions may be granted if you are within 1 month of the exam date, but must be applied for by your country's partner organization (see below for more about this).

IDENTITY: You must be a citizen or permanent resident (or equivalent) in the country that you are representing.

EDUCATION: You must not already be enrolled in college by the time you compete in the IMDO.

If you satisfy the above requirements, you may represent your country in the IMDO by being selected through your country's qualification round.

For students representing China, please reach out to our partner organization XueMingRui (Beijing) International Education and Technology (XueMingRui) for selection rounds. XueMingRui will be hosting the ChinaMDO qualifying round to select students to represent China.

For students representing all other countries, please take the USMDO hosted by our partner organization Creative Odyssey.