法務省・全国人権擁護委員連合会 (Ministry of Justice and National Federation of Civil Liberties Commissioners)
A nationwide Japanese essay contest run since 1981 by the Ministry of Justice and the civil liberties commissioners, in which junior high students write about human rights based on their own experiences. Entries go through regional contests run by each Legal Affairs Bureau.
東京都 子供政策連携室（こどもスマイルムーブメント） (Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Office for Children's Policy Coordination)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government's matching site that places junior high and high school students in short real-world work-experience programmes at companies, public agencies and NPOs during the summer holidays, with a separate selective 'student reporter' track.
The University of Southern Mississippi — Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Marine Education Center
A week-long ocean-technology day camp for 9th–12th graders run by Southern Miss's Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Marine Education Center, including a trip on a USM research vessel.
Kansas DECA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business and marketing competitive events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the DECA national conference.
The City of Los Angeles youth jobs program that gives young people ages 14–24 a starter job with work-readiness training, financial literacy and career coaching.
Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology (KSCST), with DST-NCSTC, Government of India
Student teams of two (with a guide teacher) aged 10 to 17 carry out a science project on a local issue and compete at district and state level in Karnataka, with the best state teams recommended to the national Children's Science Congress of DST, Government of India.
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford University / 特定非営利活動法人 e-Entrepreneurship in Japan
A free, competitive online course in English in which about 20 students in and from Japan learn social entrepreneurship and design thinking with Stanford scholars and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Applications for the spring 2027 session open on 25 January 2027.
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence (Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR) - Young Thinkers Forum
A certified week-long residential summer immersion at Shiv Nadar University for grade 9-12 students, mixing faculty sessions in sciences, management, humanities and engineering with mentoring by current students. The 2026 registrations are closed and the next edition has not been announced.
An A*STAR award for outstanding Singaporean Secondary 3/4 students on MOE's Science Mentorship Programme: a one-year allowance plus the 3-day STEM Ignite research exposure programme at A*STAR institutes.
Sec 3 – Sec 4
No fee
Partial fundingApplications not open yetNomination required
USA Astronomy and Astrophysics Organization (USAAAO)
The national astronomy and astrophysics olympiad that selects and trains the U.S. team for the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).
Florida Academy of Sciences — Florida Junior Academy of Science (FJAS)
Florida's statewide high-school scientific research paper and presentation competition; winners are nominated as American Junior Academy of Science delegates.