155 programs · 11 close in the next 14 days
Competition · Online
Trinity College, University of Cambridge
Write a history essay of up to 3,000 words on modern politics and world affairs for a Trinity College Cambridge prize open to students worldwide.
Research program · In person · Astana, Kazakhstan
Institute of Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence (ISSAI), Nazarbayev University
A 6–8 week in-person AI research programme at ISSAI, NU, with a high school track and one-to-one mentors.
Olympiad · Hybrid · Kazakhstan
Beyond Curriculum Public Foundation with Get to IJSO KZ
A national IJSO-format olympiad combining physics, chemistry and biology for students under 16, with an online qualifier and an in-person final.
Competition · Hybrid · Kazakhstan
Samsung Electronics Central Eurasia
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.
Leadership and volunteering · In person · Almaty, Kazakhstan
Turan University, Higher School of International Relations and Diplomacy
Turan University's international Model UN conference in Almaty for senior high-school, college and university students, in Kazakh, Russian and English.
Free employer-designed virtual work experience: about 10 hours of activities over two weeks, with a certificate for your CV or personal statement.
Scholarship · In person · Astana, Kazakhstan
Haileybury Astana
Full or partial school-tuition scholarships for academically strong Kazakhstan citizens entering Sixth Form in Astana.
Send poems on any theme to one of the world's leading youth poetry prizes, free and open worldwide.
Olympiad · In person · Almaty, Kazakhstan
Innovation Scientific and Educational Center (Almaty organizing committee, Tournament of Towns)
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.
Competition · Online · United States
Optimist International
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.
Competition · In person · Astana, Kazakhstan
USTEM Foundation (FIRST program operator in Kazakhstan)
The national FIRST robotics championship run by USTEM Foundation at Alem Tech Fest in Astana, where FIRST Tech Challenge teams build and program competition robots.
Competition · Online · Canada
STEM Fellowship — Canadian Young Physicists’ Tournament
A team physics research tournament: teams investigate open-ended problems for months and defend their results in online debate-style rounds; selects Canada’s IYPT team.