Programs

KOSAF scholarship for high-achieving 2nd- and 3rd-year high-school students from low-income families who want to go to a university abroad: monthly study allowance in high school, then up to USD 70,000 a year at a top overseas university.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

An online winter school run by MEF University in which high school students take university-level courses in enhanced mechanics, quantum mechanics and AI, taught by Prof. Nihat Berker (MEF and MIT) and the head of MEF's AI Engineering department.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₺12,000

A flexible volunteer program where youth aged 13-18 across Canada take environmental action projects with remote support from Earth Rangers.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A self-paced online course from the University of Essex for Year 12 and 13 students, covering study skills, applying to higher education, student finance and student life. A certificate is issued on completion.

• Year 12–13
• Cost not published

India Post's yearly national letter-writing campaign in which people write a handwritten letter on a set theme; the 'up to 18 years' category carries national prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 10,000. The next call has not been announced.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A Government of Goa bursary that reimburses college and diploma fees (up to Rs 40,000 a year) for students from families earning less than Rs 5 lakh, relevant to Class 10 and 12 pass-outs joining institutions in Goa. The next application window is not yet announced.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

A Year 12 writing competition from Girton College, Cambridge: write an essay or a creative piece inspired by objects in the college's Lawrence Room museum.

• Year 12 / S5
• Cost not published

Develop a research question and paper in a six-week online cohort with an academic mentor and peer feedback.

• Grades not published
• Fee charged, amount not published

Jakarta provincial education-cost aid of Rp9,000,000 per semester for low-income university students, including new first-year students.

• Grade 12
• No fee

An annual summer geology competition for anyone under 18, with age and media categories including writing, art and short movies. The 2027 deadline has not been announced.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

3.5 million won a year for talented music, art, sports and dance students at Seoul high schools from low-income families, nominated by their school and selected after document review and interview.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Teens aged 13-19 are recruited each fall to fact-check viral social media claims and produce short explainer videos for MediaSmarts, with an honorarium per video.

• Grades not published
• No fee