Programs

A government competition in which UK secondary and sixth form students write a letter of up to 1,000 words on a big economic challenge, with cash prizes and a funded visit to the FCDO and LSE for top entrants. The 2027 competition has been announced but not yet opened.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

Turan University's international Model UN conference in Almaty for senior high-school, college and university students, in Kazakh, Russian and English.

• Grades not published
• Fee charged, amount not published

Japan's largest reading-response essay contest (over 2 million entries a year), with separate junior high and high school divisions for set books and free-choice books. Entries are made through schools; the 73rd (2027) guidelines are not yet published.

• Grades 9–12
• Cost not published

A free 12-week online programme in humanities and social sciences research and essay writing for women in Year 12 in the UK, run by Newnham College, Cambridge. Applications open on 4 December 2026.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

Free-to-register self-paced online courses on space science, remote sensing and GIS from ISRO's Antriksh Jigyasa portal (IIRS Dehradun), with a completion certificate; the portal also hosts an ISRO Space Quiz, SkyPicks and an ideas platform for young students.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A free online work experience programme run by the House of Commons and Joint Departments for UK-based young people aged 14 to 18, with realistic tasks across Parliament careers and a completion certificate. The current window closed on 31 October 2026 and the next cohort opens later in 2026 and throughout 2027.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

Free employer-designed virtual work experience: about 10 hours of activities over two weeks, with a certificate for your CV or personal statement.

• Year 10–13 / S3–S6
• No fee

Full or partial school-tuition scholarships for academically strong Kazakhstan citizens entering Sixth Form in Astana.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

Send poems on any theme to one of the world's leading youth poetry prizes, free and open worldwide.

• Grades not published
• No fee

The spring round of the international Tournament of Towns math olympiad, run in Almaty by the Innovation centre: a basic paper, then a harder one.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

Write an essay on "Finding My Voice in a World Full of Noise" through a local Optimist Club; club winners compete at district level for a $2,500 college scholarship.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published

A virtual, interactive AFS program for students aged 14-17 to learn cross-cultural communication and join a global community.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published