Programs

The North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition: solve puzzles about unfamiliar languages at a host site in Canada; free.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A supervised 45-minute coding challenge for students who took part in UK Bebras, with block-based and text-based (Python, C#, Java, VB) tasks. The 2027 date is not yet published; the UKCT schedule says it opens in mid-March for a fortnight.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

A fully funded one-week non-residential widening access programme at the University of Strathclyde for pupils who have just gone into S5 or S6 and are considering university, with week-long subject challenges.

• S5–S6
• No fee

JA Québec's weekend team business-plan competition and entrepreneurship congress for young people aged 15-18 from across Quebec.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A paid eight-week full-time summer research internship for Grade 11 and 12 students in a lab at Sinai Health's Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Toronto.

• Grades 11–12
• No fee

A free 18-month programme from UEA and Anglia Ruskin University, with the Medical Schools Council, supporting Year 12 students from underrepresented backgrounds to apply to medical school. Applications open in late 2026.

• Year 12
• No fee

A free four-day residential at Emmanuel College, Cambridge for high-achieving Year 12 students at state-maintained schools in Essex, Thurrock, Southend-on-Sea and Sheffield.

• Year 12
• No fee

CBC Books national writing challenge for Canadian students in Grades 7 to 12: write the first page of a novel set 150 years in the future.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Youth Crew voyages on Tall Ships Youth Trust Challenger yachts for 12 to 25-year-olds, from a day sail to nearly two weeks, building confidence, teamwork and leadership, with a bursary programme.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Cost not published

A free two-day residential at Royal Holloway, University of London for Year 12 students meeting widening access criteria: subject insight sessions, student life and social activities.

• Year 12
• No fee

A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. Build confidence and skills in debate and public advocacy.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $3,500 USD

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

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