Programs

A free two-week online enrichment program on quantum information for high-school students across Canada, hosted by the Institute for Quantum Computing, with an optional in-person lab day.

• Grades not published
• No fee

A free three-session online book club from Wadham College for Year 12 UK state school students, bridging A Level literature and degree-level analysis; the 2027 theme is "Possible Worlds". Registration is open.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

Write a science essay of up to 2,000 words on a research question beyond your syllabus for a Cambridge college prize.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

An essay competition across the arts and humanities subjects taught at Cambridge for state-school students in their penultimate year, with prizes of £300, £200 and £100. The 2027 competition has not yet been announced.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

NIELIT, an autonomous scientific society under MeitY, offers a list of online courses free of cost to students of Classes 8-12 on its NIELIT Digital University platform, including AI, Python, IoT, cybersecurity and semiconductor design.

• Grades 9–12
• No fee

A free online programme of up to 18 months that helps you explore options after school and build strong university or apprenticeship applications.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

An Oxford college history essay competition for sixth formers that drew 1,039 entries in 2026. Details for 2027 are due in late January or early February 2027.

• Year 12–13 / S5–S6
• No fee

Free online summer sessions from Caius for students who have just finished Year 12 at a UK state school, with subject-specific material guided by an academic mentor to help build a competitive Cambridge application. The 2027 round is not yet announced.

• Year 12 / S5
• No fee

A long-running national essay contest run by J-FLEC in which junior high school students write 1,200-2,000 characters on any topic related to money.

• Grade 9
• Cost not published

Practise climate diplomacy through live negotiations and international-relations theory with global classmates.

• Grades not published
• Fee charged, amount not published

A two-day Model UN conference in Almaty for grade 9–12 school delegations, hosted by Miras International School.

• Grades 9–12
• Fee charged, amount not published

Kazakhstan's national stages of the World Robot Olympiad, run by NIS Robotics: regional rounds at NIS schools, a republican final and places at the WRO final.

• Grades not published
• Cost not published