Olympiads

Take a two-hour astronomy olympiad paper that opens the UK route to the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

• Grades not published
• Fee: £15

The first stage of India's Mathematical Olympiad programme, run by the Mathematics Teachers' Association (India) under NBHM: a paper-based national exam whose qualifiers go to the Regional Mathematical Olympiad (RMO) and on towards the International Mathematical Olympiad.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₹300

A national philosophy essay contest for junior high and high school students; prize winners can take part in the selection for the International Philosophy Olympiad (IPO). The 2026 contest closed at the end of September; the 2027 prompts and dates have not been announced.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Sit a two-hour physics olympiad paper that starts the UK selection route to the International Physics Olympiad.

• Grades not published
• Fee: £18

Japan's national biology olympiad: an online theory preliminary followed by a 4-day lab-based final camp, which selects the Japan team for the International Biology Olympiad. The 2027 dates have not been announced yet.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ¥2,000

A yearly multi-stage olympiad in chemistry, biology and physics for final-year school pupils, run by Jizzakh State Pedagogical University. Pupils who take 1st-3rd place in the final stage are recommended for admission to the university. The 2027 round has not been announced yet.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

A four-hour, five-problem regional maths olympiad that Vietnam's strongest olympiad students sit at VIASM in Hanoi, with the top 10 papers sent to the international APMO ranking.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Explore biology through two school-supervised 45-minute online papers at an eligible US school.

• Grades not published
• Fee: £50

TÜBİTAK's national Geography olympiad: a first-stage multiple-choice exam held in all 81 provincial centres, followed by a summer school, second-stage exam, national medals, winter school and team selection for regional and international olympiads.

• Grades 9–11
• Fee: ₺100

Alabama's state Science Olympiad tournament for high-school (Division C) teams, hosted by the University of Alabama; state champions advance to the Science Olympiad National Tournament.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

The Arkansas state Science Olympiad tournament for high-school (Division C) teams.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

The Korean Chemical Society's chemistry olympiad for first- and second-year high school students: an entrance exam selects students for the summer and winter schools that train and select the Korean team for the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).

• Grades 10–11
• Fee: ₩75,000