Game company Cygames' creative contest for students, with divisions for character illustration, background illustration, 3DCG, games, video and non-genre works, plus a High School Division that automatically covers every entry from high school students.
School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha (Odisha State Scholarship Portal)
An Odisha government scholarship of Rs 5,000 a year for 1,000 Class 11-12 students talented in mathematics, offered by the School and Mass Education Department through the State Scholarship Portal.
AFS Japan's one-school-year high school exchange with a host family abroad; the additional selection round for 2027 departures is now accepting applications on a first-come basis.
School and Mass Education Department, Government of Odisha (Odisha State Scholarship Portal)
An Odisha government merit scholarship of Rs 3,000 a year for Class 11-12 students, with 10,000 students selected in a 50:50 ratio of boys and girls, applied for on the State Scholarship Portal.
A musical-theatre singing and performance competition run by the Dong-A Ilbo, with separate elementary, middle-school, high-school and university/general divisions judged by Korean musical professionals.
A free business idea contest for high school students run by Mynavi, in which teams of 2-4 choose one theme set by a sponsoring company and propose a business idea, competing up to a final in Tokyo.
A one-week work experience placement at the Goethe-Institut London for Year 11-13 students with German at B1 or above. Participants shadow the language course office and help with event planning and a mini-project.
認定NPO法人金融知力普及協会 (Association for the Promotion of Financial Literacy)
A national finance and economics quiz championship for high school students in teams of two, with prefectural regional rounds (or an online round) leading to a national final in Tokyo in February 2027.
Indonesia's national selection pathway for the environmental-project GENIUS Olympiad (final in Rochester, New York). Students submit a project in one of nine categories; the national final is in Jakarta.