Grants

Grants of $500 to $3,000 for Edmonton-area youth aged 13 to 24 to run their own community projects.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A small, grade-blind scholarship from the University of Tokyo RCAST's LEARN lab that gives young people under 18 who keep pursuing something up to 100,000 yen of in-kind support (equipment, services, fees or travel) for a year.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A weekly £40 Education Maintenance Allowance for 16 to 18 year olds from lower-income households in Wales who stay on at school or college. Applications for 2026 to 2027 are open and accepted until 31 August 2027.

• Year 12–13
• Cost not published

Gujarat's Student Startup and Innovation Policy (SSIP 2.0) lets school students in Class 9 to 12 apply for up to Rs 20,000 per proof-of-concept or prototype, plus support for patents and other IP, through their school.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Kagoshima City gives a non-repayable grant of up to 500,000 yen (1,000,000 yen for low-income households) to local high school students who study at an overseas high school for about one year.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Youth on the Youth Register (Yoshlar daftari) aged 16-31 can get back 50% of their fees for foreign-language and general school-subject courses at private education centres, plus the cost of national certificate exams.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Hyogo Prefecture funds up to 500,000 yen for high school students who design their own summer study-abroad plan in any field (sport, arts, volunteering, local industry, business and more) and act as Hyogo ambassadors.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Young citizens of Uzbekistan aged 14–30 who earn an approved international IT certificate can claim back up to 60% of their course and exam costs, or up to 100% for professional-level certificates if they hold English at B2 or above. Applications are filed online at any time.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A research grant and coaching programme for teenagers researching the ocean, fisheries and water environments, run by JASTO and Leave a Nest with support from the Nippon Foundation. The 2027 call has not been announced yet.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Year-round support from the T3 Foundation for high-school and university student teams preparing to represent Türkiye at international technology competitions.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

One-off grants of up to £500 for young people aged 11 to 25 living in London or Essex to take part in a volunteering project in the UK or abroad.

• Year 10–13
• Cost not published

A half-year programme that gives young creators aged 17 and under with original ideas and strong skills mentoring from Mitou alumni and up to ¥500,000 in development funding per project.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee