A large VEX V5 robotics tournament in Calgary for high school teams, run by the Western Mechatronics Association, with three spots at the 2027 VEX Robotics World Championship.
Wayne State University — Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
The Michigan regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, hosted by Wayne State University: high school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition; no cost to register or take part.
A free national contest, run since 2021 by the education company CURIO SCHOOL, where junior high and high school students submit the inquiry (tankyu) projects they did at school in either a 'things I love' or a 'problems around me' theme, with finalists presenting in Yokohama.
Spend a school year, a semester or three months at a high school abroad while living with a volunteer host family, through AFS Türkiye (Türk Kültür Vakfı).
A bilingual multiple-choice maths contest for students in grades 1–12, set by the international Kangaroo committee and run in Vietnam by IEG Foundation with VNU University of Education.
A team design challenge for pupils at ISA member schools, with a Year 10-13 brief to design a system to capture rainwater to irrigate and regreen deserts. Open to Key Stages 2 to 5.
Washington TSA's 2027 state event where high-school members compete in STEM competitive events (engineering design, coding, CAD, robotics, video production, debate and more) and attend leadership sessions; top finishers can qualify for the national TSA event.
文部科学省・独立行政法人日本学生支援機構 トビタテ!留学JAPAN (MEXT / Japan Student Services Organization, Tobitate! Study Abroad Initiative)
A government-backed, non-repayable study-abroad scholarship for high-school students in Japan who design their own inquiry-based study-abroad plan of 14 days to one year. Applications go through the student's school; the school must submit to JASSO by 21 January 2027.