229 programs · 16 close in the next 14 days
Grant · In person · Tottori, Japan
鳥取県教育委員会 (Tottori Prefectural Board of Education)
Tottori Prefecture grants up to 400,000 yen to a small number of local high school and kosen students who will spend about a year at an overseas high school.
Grant · In person · Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
山梨県 総合県民支援局 まなび支援課（山梨県大村智人材育成基金事業） (Yamanashi Prefectural Government, Satoshi Omura Human Resources Development Fund)
Yamanashi Prefecture's non-repayable grant of 500,000 to 1,000,000 yen (by household income) for local high school students who study abroad for about 6 months to a year.
Summer school · In person · Tama, Tokyo, Japan
独立行政法人情報処理推進機構 (IPA)・一般社団法人セキュリティ・キャンプ協議会 (Security Camp Council)
Japan's flagship residential cybersecurity camp for students aged 13–22, offering advanced technical and ethics training, with travel and lodging paid.
Competition · Hybrid · Kochi, Kochi, Japan
高知県・まんが王国・土佐推進協議会 (Kochi Prefecture / Manga Kingdom Tosa Promotion Council)
A national manga team competition for high school students: teams of 3-5 submit a one-page manga on a set theme online, and 33 selected schools (including overseas schools) compete live in Kochi City.
Competition · Online · Japan
公益財団法人一ツ橋文芸教育振興会 (Hitotsubashi Foundation for Literary Education)
A national contest, founded in 1981, asking high school students to write not a book report but a 'reading experience' essay about how a book changed their thinking or life. Entries go through schools; the 47th (2027) call is not yet published.
Summer school · In person · Japan
国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構 宇宙教育センター (JAXA Space Education Center)
JAXA's residential programme for high school students, held at JAXA centres around Japan, where teams tackle a 'space and aeronautics mission' with lectures by JAXA staff and facility tours. The 2027 edition has not been announced yet.
Competition · Online · Japan
公益社団法人全国学校図書館協議会・毎日新聞社 (Japan School Library Association and The Mainichi Newspapers)
Japan's largest reading-response essay contest (over 2 million entries a year), with separate junior high and high school divisions for set books and free-choice books. Entries are made through schools; the 73rd (2027) guidelines are not yet published.
Summer school · Hybrid · Kyoto, Japan
京都大学 (Kyoto University)
Kyoto University's free hands-on academic course for motivated high school students, with a selective in-person seminar track and an online lecture track covering sciences and, increasingly, humanities.
Olympiad · Hybrid · Japan
認定NPO法人金融知力普及協会 (APFL Japan)
An individual online economics test that is one of three routes onto Japan's team for the International Economics Olympiad 2027, which Japan hosts in Tokyo. Applications opened on 15 October 2026.
Summer school · In person · Kanagawa, Japan
神奈川県立青少年センター 科学部 (Kanagawa Prefectural Youth Center, Science Division)
Free hands-on science sessions for Kanagawa junior high and high school students at local universities, science museums and companies, run by the Kanagawa Prefectural Youth Center.
Leadership and volunteering · Hybrid · Japan
公益財団法人かめのり財団 (The Kamenori Foundation)
A fully funded program sending about 10 Japanese high school students to an Asian country for school and university exchanges, joint presentations and cultural visits, with online sessions beforehand. The 2027 edition has not been announced yet.
Competition · In person · Japan
国立大学法人金沢大学 (Kanazawa University)
A Kanazawa University team contest in which high school students use mathematics and English to propose solutions to a realistic global problem; top teams are recommended as Japan's representatives to Mathematics A-day in the Netherlands. The 10th contest has not been announced; registration for the 9th closed on 31 Oct 2026.