Programs

A research grant and coaching programme for teenagers researching the ocean, fisheries and water environments, run by JASTO and Leave a Nest with support from the Nippon Foundation. The 2027 call has not been announced yet.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A national speech contest on the United Nations co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Association of Japan; the four special-award winners join a youth delegation to UN Headquarters in New York the following spring. The 74th (2027) call has not been published yet.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Teams design and build electric vehicles to set technical requirements and race them; high-school students can enter the Electromobile category.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A full-week engineering summer camp at Memorial University's St. John's campus for students who have completed Grade 10, 11 or 12.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

The largest public speaking competition for schools in England and Wales, for students in Years 9 to 11. The national winner represents England and Wales at the ESU International Public Speaking Competition.

• Year 10–11
• Fee: £65

An annual two-day residential program at JICA Kyushu where high school teams from Kyushu simulate real JICA volunteer assignments, interact in English with JICA trainees from developing countries, and present action plans. The 2027 guidelines are due in April 2027.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Peel Region Science Fair is the regional science fair for Peel Region (Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga), Ontario, where students present original science, engineering and innovation projects to judges.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $60 CAD

A summer position for high school students entering Grade 10 or above, supporting University Leaders who run Engineering Outreach camps for youth at the University of Waterloo.

• Grades 10–12
• No fee

One of the largest and most prestigious high school math tournaments, held at MIT with olympiad-level subject tests, a proof-based team round and the Guts round.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A Delhi government scholarship of Rs 5,000 a year for Classes 9-10 and Rs 10,000 a year for Classes 11-12 for SC, ST and OBC students of Delhi schools who scored at least 50% (Classes 9-10) or 60% (Classes 11-12) in the previous class.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

CBSE's creative-writing programme in which students write an original short story in Hindi or English; the best entries of each category are e-published by CBSE as a short-story compilation.

• Grades 9–10
• No fee

YMCA model state government program for Connecticut high school students, culminating in a conference at the State Capitol.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published