Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, with National Innovation Foundation - India (NIF)
A DST flagship scheme in which schools nominate the best original student ideas; selected students get an INSPIRE Award of Rs 10,000 and compete in district, state and national exhibitions and project competitions.
Bosscha Observatory (ITB) hosts school groups of up to 80 students for a 2-hour educational tour: hands-on activity, dome visit, astrophotography exhibition and solar observation when the sky is clear. A group booking by the school, not an individual place.
Lab work experience weeks at the Rosalind Franklin Institute (Harwell Campus) for Year 10 and Year 12 students, rotating between interdisciplinary research groups.
A monthly flash-fiction competition with a category for young writers aged 12-18. Each month Scottish Book Trust sets a prompt and winners are published on its website.
An annual award for young composers resident in the UK, with a category for under-18s, to write a new piece for a leading early music ensemble. Winning pieces are premiered and broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Turan University's three-stage grant competition for university applicants (essay, online logic test, interview), with grants of one, two or four years of free study.
RNPC Daryn, Ministry of Enlightenment of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's state subject olympiad, run by RNPC Daryn, moving from school to district, regional and final stages in science, mathematics, languages and humanities.
A Manchester Metropolitan University programme for Year 12 first-generation students in the North West, with a summer university taster and development sessions leading to a place without a separate application. Applications are open for 2028 entry.
The free selection and training programme of the Korean Biology Olympiad Committee, which chooses and trains Korea's team for the next year's International Biology Olympiad (IBO) through online courses, selection exams and winter schools at Seoul National University.
Nebraska FBLA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in business competitive events (accounting, marketing, finance, management, technology, public speaking and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the FBLA national conference.