公益社団法人全国高等学校文化連盟 (National High School Cultural Federation, Zenkoku Kobunren)
The National High School Cultural Federation invites high school students to design the official poster for the 2027 Tokyo gala performance of top schools from the All Japan High School Cultural Festival; winning designs become the event poster and programme.
Kyoto Seika University's national creative competition for high school students, accepting art and craft, design, manga, media (photo, video, music, programming) and essay works on the theme 'Memory'.
A free Minecraft town-building contest co-hosted by JAXA for children up to junior high year 3: recreate the Keio rail line area (Earth category) or design a future city and mobility on the Moon using JAXA's LUNARCRAFT world (Luna category). Entries close 15 January 2027.
Rikkyo University's pre-entry grant of JPY 500,000-800,000 a year for up to four years, for students from high schools outside the Tokyo area with a GPA of 3.5 or above and limited household income. Round 2 applications are accepted by post from 7 to 18 January 2027.
早稲田大学 奨学課 (Waseda University, Scholarships and Financial Assistance Section)
Waseda University's pre-approved scholarship for academically strong, financially constrained applicants from high schools outside the Tokyo area: candidates are approved before the entrance exam and receive JPY 450,000-700,000 a year for four years if they enrol. Round 2 web applications run from 15 December 2026 to 19 January 2027 (23:59).
A free national contest, run since 2021 by the education company CURIO SCHOOL, where junior high and high school students submit the inquiry (tankyu) projects they did at school in either a 'things I love' or a 'problems around me' theme, with finalists presenting in Yokohama.
文部科学省・独立行政法人日本学生支援機構 トビタテ！留学JAPAN (MEXT / Japan Student Services Organization, Tobitate! Study Abroad Initiative)
A government-backed, non-repayable study-abroad scholarship for high-school students in Japan who design their own inquiry-based study-abroad plan of 14 days to one year. Applications go through the student's school; the school must submit to JASSO by 21 January 2027.
A non-repayable JPY 500,000 scholarship for the first year at the University of Tokyo, for outstanding students in financial need who are selected before the entrance exams on their principal's recommendation. Applications via the principal are accepted 12-22 January 2027.
Grade 12
No fee
Partial fundingApplications open Jan 12, 2027Nomination required
A one-day research conference in the Tokai region where junior high, high school and kosen students present their own research to researchers and companies, run by Leave a Nest.
The Japan round of the FAI international young artists' aviation painting contest: children and teenagers living in Japan paint an A3 picture on the theme 'My first International Day of Air Sports', and the top Japanese works go on to the international contest.
株式会社Aoba-BBT アタッカーズ・ビジネススクール (Aoba-BBT, Inc. / Attackers Business School)
A free-entry international startup pitch contest marking the 30th anniversary of Aoba-BBT's Attackers Business School, with a dedicated division for junior high and high school students under 18 living in Japan and a global final in Tokyo.
A 14-day residential summer school at UWC ISAK Japan's campus in Karuizawa for 13–14-year-olds from over 30 countries, without phones or digital devices. Applications open 7 Dec 2026.