金融経済教育推進機構 (Japan Financial Literacy and Education Corporation, J-FLEC)
A national essay contest run by J-FLEC, the FSA-supervised financial education body, in which high school students write a 1,600-3,200 character essay on finance and the economy; top essays win scholarships.
About 50 Talent Scholarships worth typically £1,500 a year for Home students with a Glasgow offer who could struggle financially to take up their place. Applications for 2027/28 are due to open soon.
Year 13 / S6
Cost not published
Partial fundingApplications not open yetQualification required
A national robot soccer and robot sumo competition at DinusFest (Universitas Dian Nuswantoro) that is open to students of any school level as well as university students and the public. The 2027 edition is not announced yet.
A one-week, non-credit residential summer institute at Wake Forest University for high school students. Develop writing skills in a pre-college summer institute.
全国ユース環境活動発表大会実行委員会（環境省・独立行政法人環境再生保全機構・国連大学サステイナビリティ高等研究所） (Ministry of the Environment / ERCA / UNU-IAS)
A national contest where high school clubs and groups present their environmental and SDG activities, run by the Ministry of the Environment, ERCA and UNU-IAS, with regional contests feeding a national final and Minister of the Environment awards.
Shinhan Scholarship Foundation supports children of police officers, firefighters and coast guard officers who died or were injured on duty, from year 3 of middle school through high school, or through university.
A four-day residential research camp at RIKEN's Wako campus where a small group of high school students works with RIKEN researchers on real research and presents the results. The 2027 edition has not been announced yet.
BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts)
BAFTA's annual search for two young presenters (one aged 10-14, one aged 15-18) to host its events and Young BAFTA YouTube content. Applications for 2026 closed and the 2027 round is not yet announced.
Free tours run by the Shintaro Yamada D&I Foundation with companies and universities, letting junior high and high school girls visit STEM workplaces, labs and campuses and talk with women working or studying in STEM. Tours are booked individually, each with its own deadline.