LUMUN Society, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
A four-day Model UN conference at LUMS, Lahore, on 4 to 7 January 2027. School students can join as junior delegations (O Level, Matric) or regular delegations (A Level/FSc), or register alone as private delegates.
A one-day research conference in the Kyushu region where junior high, high school and kosen students present their own research to researchers and companies, run by Leave a Nest.
Okayama Prefecture gives 57,000 yen to prefectural high school students joining a 2-week-to-3-month overseas programme (and 500,000 yen for long-term study); the current round covers departures from January to March 2027.
Department of Higher Education, Government of Haryana (Har-Chhatravratti Centralized Scholarship Portal)
Haryana pays the school and college fees of the state's CBSE toppers: one boy and one girl who rank first at state level in the CBSE Class 10 and in the Class 12 examinations, for up to the end of graduation. Applications are open on the Har-Chhatravratti portal until 31 December 2026.
Kanguru Matematik Türkiye (Association Kangourou sans Frontières Türkiye temsilcisi)
The Türkiye edition of the international Kangaroo mathematics contest for grades 1-12, held on the same week in over 100 countries; registration for 2027 is open until 31 December 2026.
Wyoming's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
A national team competition in which 11 to 18 year olds design, build and launch a model rocket carrying a fragile payload of raw eggs. Regional finals lead to a UK National Final and the winners represent the UK at the International Rocketry Challenge at the Paris Air Show.
A free poetry competition for young people in Cornwall aged 5-18, judged this year by Rowan Williams. The 2026-27 theme is Heritage, in partnership with English Heritage.
Oklahoma's state college scholarship program that students join in grades 8–12 if family income is within the limits, then complete program requirements in high school.