Programs

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.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• Cost not published

A two-day virtual Deloitte programme for Year 12 students interested in apprenticeships, particularly encouraging applications from students of Black heritage.

• Year 12 / S5
• Cost not published

A national essay contest on the United Nations for junior high school students, co-organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations Association of Japan; the four special-award winners visit UN Headquarters in New York the following spring. The 67th (2027) call is expected to open around June 2027.

• Grade 9
• Cost not published

A free online team programming competition for UK pupils up to Year 11, sat in school in two rounds in early 2027 with a practice round open now. Teachers register their school; no coding expertise is needed.

• Year 10–11 / S3–S4
• No fee

The National High School Cultural Federation's national creative-writing competition in seven divisions: fiction, literary criticism, essay, poetry, tanka, haiku and literary club magazines.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

An English essay prize from Queens' College Cambridge for Year 12 students, answering one of three questions in up to 2,500 words. The 2027 prize has not been announced.

• Year 12 / S5
• Cost not published

CBSE's annual storytelling competition in Hindi or English: students record a 3-4 minute story video, the school picks one entry per category, and regional and national rounds follow.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

Samsung's free STEM project competition for teams aged 13–18 in Kazakhstan, with mentoring and a prize fund of over 10 million KZT in 2026.

• Grades not published
• No fee

Teens in Grades 7-12 in Guelph and Wellington County submit original short stories, poems or cover art to Guelph Public Library's Teen ETCH anthology.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

National debating competition for secondary students in Indonesian-language and English-language debate on current global issues, tiered from region to an online national round.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published

Annual major robotics, artificial intelligence, and engineering cup for secondary school teams organized by USTEM Robotics in Almaty.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A national contest, founded in 1981, asking high school students to write not a book report but a 'reading experience' essay about how a book changed their thinking or life. Entries go through schools; the 47th (2027) call is not yet published.

• Grades 10–12
• Cost not published