Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) with the LSE Hub for Equal Representation
A government competition in which UK secondary and sixth form students write a letter of up to 1,000 words on a big economic challenge, with cash prizes and a funded visit to the FCDO and LSE for top entrants. The 2027 competition has been announced but not yet opened.
Университет «Туран», Высшая школа международных отношений и дипломатии
Международная конференция «Модель ООН» Университета «Туран» в Алматы для старшеклассников, студентов колледжей и вузов на казахском, русском и английском языках.
公益社団法人全国学校図書館協議会・毎日新聞社 (Japan School Library Association and The Mainichi Newspapers)
Japan's largest reading-response essay contest (over 2 million entries a year), with separate junior high and high school divisions for set books and free-choice books. Entries are made through schools; the 73rd (2027) guidelines are not yet published.
A free 12-week online programme in humanities and social sciences research and essay writing for women in Year 12 in the UK, run by Newnham College, Cambridge. Applications open on 4 December 2026.
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Department of Space
Free-to-register self-paced online courses on space science, remote sensing and GIS from ISRO's Antriksh Jigyasa portal (IIRS Dehradun), with a completion certificate; the portal also hosts an ISRO Space Quiz, SkyPicks and an ideas platform for young students.
UK Parliament (House of Commons and Joint Departments)
A free online work experience programme run by the House of Commons and Joint Departments for UK-based young people aged 14 to 18, with realistic tasks across Parliament careers and a completion certificate. The current window closed on 31 October 2026 and the next cohort opens later in 2026 and throughout 2027.
Напишите эссе на тему «Найти свой голос в мире, полном шума» через местный клуб Optimist; победители клубов соревнуются на уровне округа за стипендию $2 500 на колледж.