Habitat Derneği & Vodafone Vakfı (Yapay Zekâ Yıldızları Projesi)
A three-stage incubation programme for high-school teams aged 14-16 who develop AI-based solutions to social problems, with training, mentoring and coaching and a final Demo Day in front of industry representatives and investors.
Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (Backward Classes), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India
A central scheme that funds the schooling of meritorious OBC, EBC and DNT students in selected Top Class Schools from Class 9 to Class 12, with up to Rs 75,000 a year for Classes 9-10 and Rs 1,25,000 a year for Classes 11-12.
国際地理オリンピック日本委員会 (Japan Committee for the International Geography Olympiad)
Japan's national geography olympiad, which selects four students for the 23rd International Geography Olympiad in Jelgava, Latvia, in 2027. Entry is free and closes at 23:59 on 15 November 2026.
연세대학교 연세노벨위크 (Yonsei University, Yonsei Nobel Week)
Marking the second anniversary of Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature, Yonsei University invites young people born 1991-2011 to submit an essay, a book review of Han Kang's 'Greek Lessons', or a 60-90 second short-form video.
Directorate of Tribal Welfare, Government of Goa (Chief Minister Scholarship Portal)
A Government of Goa scholarship for Scheduled Tribe students in Classes 5 to 10, with an extra merit amount for students who score 50% or more. Applications are open on the Chief Minister Scholarship Portal until 15 November 2026.
Japan's national earth and space science olympiad, which also selects the Japan team for the 2027 International Earth Science Olympiad, to be hosted in Matsue, Shimane. Entry is free and closes on 15 November 2026.
Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India
A Government of India scholarship of Rs 12,000 a year for talented students from low-income families, awarded at Class 9 after a state selection test and continued up to Class 12. Selected students apply on the National Scholarship Portal.
St John's College, University of Oxford (with Oxford for South East)
A free online critical thinking course from St John's College for pupils in Years 9-12 at non-selective UK state schools, with a different theme for each year group. Registration closes at noon on 16 November 2026.
A one-day research conference in the Kansai region where junior high, high school and kosen students present their own research to researchers and companies, run by Leave a Nest.
A Cabinet Office contest in which students and others analyse a Japanese region's issues with the RESAS/RAIDA data systems and propose a policy idea, with a separate High School and Under division.