Programs

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 one-time $3,000 excellence scholarship for a full-time Université Sainte-Anne undergraduate with an 85%+ average, preferably of Acadian origin.

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

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

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

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

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