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.
BCA's Program Pemagangan Bakti is a one-year apprenticeship as a frontliner (customer service / teller) for Indonesian SMA/SMK, diploma and bachelor graduates aged 18-24, with a monthly allowance, training and a completion scholarship allowance.
A bond-free DSTA award for first-year JC / IP science-stream students passionate about technology, with an allowance, DSTA activities and an internship.
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.
New Mexico's statewide high-school mock trial competition: student teams prepare a case as attorneys and witnesses and try it before real judges and attorneys in courtrooms.
University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science
A free four-day residential at the University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science for UK state-school Year 10 students of Black, African or Caribbean heritage, exploring how maths and physics relate to engineering. Applications close at 5pm on 31 December 2026.
A one-week winter programme on Koç University's campus where high school students take introductory courses adapted from the undergraduate curriculum to explore career fields before choosing a university.
Cranleigh School in Surrey offers 13+ Academic Scholarships for Year 9 entry with a deadline of 1 January 2027. Scholars receive mentoring, enrichment lessons and join the Purvis Society.
A one-week winter programme where high school students explore medicine through lectures on Koç University's Rumeli Feneri campus and two days of training at Koç University Hospital.
the University of Tennessee, Knoxville — Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS)
The Tennessee regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, administered by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville: high-school students present original STEM research and compete for scholarships and recognition, with no cost to take part.
National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University
NIE's national linguistics olympiad: solve self-contained puzzles about real languages using logic alone; no prior knowledge of linguistics or foreign languages is needed.