Programs

A six-week summer program at the UC Irvine Cancer Research Institute where Orange County rising seniors do mentored research in basic or population cancer science.

• Grade 11
• Cost not published

A free University of Nottingham programme supported by the Hg Foundation for Year 12 A-level Maths students from underrepresented backgrounds, with masterclasses, online courses and mentoring to help aim for an A*. The page invites students to apply now.

• Year 12
• No fee

Bosscha Observatory (ITB) hosts school groups of up to 80 students for a 2-hour educational tour: hands-on activity, dome visit, astrophotography exhibition and solar observation when the sky is clear. A group booking by the school, not an individual place.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: Rp 50,000

Lab work experience weeks at the Rosalind Franklin Institute (Harwell Campus) for Year 10 and Year 12 students, rotating between interdisciplinary research groups.

• Year 10, Year 12
• Cost not published

A monthly flash-fiction competition with a category for young writers aged 12-18. Each month Scottish Book Trust sets a prompt and winners are published on its website.

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

An annual award for young composers resident in the UK, with a category for under-18s, to write a new piece for a leading early music ensemble. Winning pieces are premiered and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

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

Turan University's three-stage grant competition for university applicants (essay, online logic test, interview), with grants of one, two or four years of free study.

• Grades 11–12
• Cost not published

Kazakhstan's state subject olympiad, run by RNPC Daryn, moving from school to district, regional and final stages in science, mathematics, languages and humanities.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A Manchester Metropolitan University programme for Year 12 first-generation students in the North West, with a summer university taster and development sessions leading to a place without a separate application. Applications are open for 2028 entry.

• Year 12
• Cost not published

Illinois State Bar Association's statewide high school mock trial invitational in Springfield.

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

Nebraska FBLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business competitive events (accounting, marketing, finance, management, technology, public speaking and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FBLA national conference.

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

One-year educational grants at Spectrum International School, Astana, for strong students entering grade 10, 11 or 12.

• Grades 9–11
• Cost not published