Programs

A two-week residential camp in Şirince where students aged 14-18 learn to analyse problems with mathematics and turn solutions into programs by building simple computer games; 2027 dates are not announced yet.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₺27,900

A 48-hour online game jam run by MEB's YEĞİTEK and GençTek for school students, who build a digital game on a surprise theme and upload it to itch.io.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A one-week commuter pre-college program at UNC-Chapel Hill where high-school students test-drive college academic tracks with UNC faculty and graduate students.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: $625 USD

Colorado'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.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A one-week residential summer school in Şirince, run by the Science Academy (Bilim Akademisi) with the Nesin Mathematics Village, introducing high school and early university students to quantum physics; 2027 dates are not yet announced.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee: ₺13,950

Utah'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.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

St. Thomas University entrance award for students coming from high school or CEGEP: full tuition plus a $500 book allowance (number varies).

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

Paid work-based learning in Philadelphia for ages 14–18: Junior PYNtern for rising 9th–10th graders and Senior PYNtern with about 100 hours of paid worksite experience for rising 11th–12th graders.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

St. Thomas University entrance award for students coming from high school or CEGEP: full tuition, renewable (number varies).

• Grade 12
• Cost not published

Japan's national competitive programming olympiad for students up to high school grade 3, which selects the teams for IOI, APIO and (through the women's division JOIG) EGOI. Entry for JOI 2026/2027 has closed; the next cycle has not been announced yet.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Japan's national science and engineering research contest for high school and kosen students, run by the Asahi Shimbun; top small-team winners represent Japan at Regeneron ISEF.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Université de Sherbrooke — École de gestion entrance award for students coming from high school or CEGEP: $500 to $3,500 depending on the R-score (CRC).

• Grade 12
• Cost not published