Youth Affairs Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Yoshlar ishlari agentligi)
The Youth Affairs Agency fully refunds the exam fee to young people under 31 who reach a high score on one of 18 international exams, including IELTS 7.0, TOEFL iBT 94 and SAT 1200.
The National Centre for Writing's annual creative writing competition for 10-18-year-olds living or studying in Norfolk, accepting up to four pieces per entrant.
Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and Daryn Republican Scientific and Practical Center
Nationwide multi-stage subject olympiad across 13 general subjects for rural school students in grades 9–11(12), initiated by the Ministry of Education and Daryn with university rector grants awarded to winners.
文部科学省・特許庁・日本弁理士会・独立行政法人工業所有権情報・研修館 (MEXT, Japan Patent Office, Japan Patent Attorneys Association, INPIT)
A national product-design contest co-hosted by MEXT, the Japan Patent Office, the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and INPIT, where high school, KOSEN and university students submit their own unpublished designs. Winners file a real design registration application with a patent attorney's support, with fees paid by the organizers.
University of Leeds (Access and Outreach, Engineering & Physical Sciences)
A 45-minute online webinar for post-16 students, teachers and advisors introducing lesser-known Engineering and Physical Sciences degrees at Leeds, including Chemical and Process Engineering, Materials Science Engineering and Computer Science.
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.
Cambridge Language Collective, Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics, University of Cambridge
An annual schools essay competition run by the Cambridge Language Collective with junior (Years 10-11) and senior (Years 12-13) categories in politics, philosophy, literature, and film and art. The 2027 round has not been announced.
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.
Pusat Penilaian Buku Agama, Lektur, dan Literasi Keagamaan, Sekretariat Jenderal Kementerian Agama RI
A free Kemenag contest in short-story writing, poster design and creative video on religious literacy, for school students (madrasah and general schools) and students of religious universities. The next edition has not been announced.