Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, with National Testing Agency (NTA)
Under the Government of India's SHRESHTA scheme, about 3,000 meritorious Scheduled Caste students a year win seats in the best private residential schools for Class 9 or Class 11 through the National Entrance Test (NETS) conducted by NTA. The 2027 call has not been announced.
T.C. Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı (Kredi ve Yurtlar Genel Müdürlüğü)
The Ministry of Youth and Sports' national scholarship and student loan (formerly KYK) that new university entrants apply for via e-Devlet each autumn after YKS placement.
A monthly problem-sheet programme with one-to-one support from a volunteer mentor, with nine levels from KS3 to A level. Applications for 2027-28 are expected to open around June 2027.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales invites Year 10 to 13 students in Wales to submit individual or group research projects (up to five students) on current mental health issues, judged on originality and presentation quality.
Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division, Ministry of Education, with MyGov
A monthly national online quiz by the Ministry of Education's Indian Knowledge Systems Division on one IKS theme each month; the top 5 performers each month win an IKS book hamper worth Rs 3,000.
内閣官房水循環政策本部・国土交通省・都道府県 (Headquarters for Water Cycle Policy, Cabinet Secretariat; Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; prefectures)
A government essay contest held for 'Water Day' (1 August), inviting junior high school students in Japan and abroad to write about water. The top essay receives the Prime Minister's Award, and winners are honoured in Tokyo and get to serve as 'chief for a day' at a dam office.
Pemerintah Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara (Bagian Kesejahteraan Rakyat, Dinas Pendidikan, BKPSDM)
Kutai Kartanegara Regency scholarship and education-aid programme with categories for SMA-level students, pesantren students, D4/S1 students and thematic tracks (PTIQ and IIQ), applied for on the regency's scholarship portal.
Scholarship of the Gyeonggi Office of Education's foundation for primary, middle, high and special-school students in Gyeonggi-do, chosen by principal and district-superintendent recommendation: 500,000 won (middle) or 700,000 won (high school).
Grades 9–12
Cost not published
Partial fundingApplications not open yetNomination required
A multilingual poetry competition for students aged 8-18 run by Leeds City of Languages at the University of Leeds, with Mother Tongue and Other Tongue strands.
Grab Indonesia bersama BenihBaik.com (GrabForGood Fund)
Grab Indonesia's education-aid scholarship for SD, SMP and SMA/SMK students (and S1) from the general public or Grab partner families, with a report-card average of at least 80.