VNU University of Education, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Vietnam National University, Hanoi's science and engineering research-project competition for Grade 8–12 students, judged in person at Hoa Lac on 19–20 December 2026.
Washington's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
University of Cambridge research institutes (CIMR and partners)
A free widening-participation lab work experience programme for Year 12 state-school students around Cambridgeshire, run by University of Cambridge research institutes over February half term.
A free programme helping Black African and Caribbean students, and mixed-race students with Black African or Caribbean heritage, at UK state schools to apply successfully to Oxford and Cambridge.
Ocean County College — Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
The New Jersey Southern regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by Ocean County College: high school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition; no cost to register or take part.
A national STEM competition where public-school students, guided by a teacher, design solutions to real problems in their community and compete for up to $50,000 in technology and classroom resources for their school.