Programs

A four-day residential at the University of Exeter for Year 12 students outside South West England, part of the Exeter Scholars widening participation programme. Applications reopen in April 2027.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free campus day at the University of Leeds for female and non-binary Year 10 to 12 students studying Maths and Physics, with Arduino and remote-controlled car workshops and talks from female graduate engineers. The 2027 dates are not yet announced.

• Year 10–12
• No fee

A government competition in which UK secondary and sixth form students write a letter of up to 1,000 words on a big economic challenge, with cash prizes and a funded visit to the FCDO and LSE for top entrants. The 2027 competition has been announced but not yet opened.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

Georgia HOSA–Future Health Professionals' 2027 state leadership conference and competition for high-school members.

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

Stanford's selective summer program in advanced, proof-based mathematics for 10th and 11th graders, offered residentially at Stanford and online.

• Grades 10–11
• Cost not published

The Welsh Youth Parliament gives 60 young people aged 11 to 17 a two-year term as members, raising and debating issues that matter to young people in Wales with the Senedd.

• Year 10–12
• No fee

A paid six-week summer research placement in STEM at the University of Alberta for Grade 11 students, aimed at young women, gender-diverse, Indigenous and racialized students.

• Grade 11
• No fee

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and KYWA select Korean youth aged 16-24 as national delegates for exchange trips to partner countries, with pre-training, a 7-10 day visit and hosting the partner delegation in Korea. The 2027 call has not been posted yet.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

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.

• Grades 10–12
• Fee: ¥22,000

A fully funded programme by the Lodha Foundation and Ashoka University for exceptional mathematics and science students in Grades 8 to 11: an annual campus experience at Ashoka University, Sonipat, with continued online learning. Key dates are yet to be announced.

• Grades 9–11
• No fee

South Dakota HOSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.

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

West Virginia's state Science Olympiad tournament for high-school (Division C) teams, hosted by Marshall University; state champions advance to the Science Olympiad National Tournament.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published