国立研究開発法人理化学研究所 生命機能科学研究センター (RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research, BDR)
A free one-day summer course at RIKEN BDR's Kobe campus where high school and KOSEN students hear researcher lectures and tour cutting-edge life science facilities. The 2027 edition has not been announced yet.
日本脳科学関連学会連合 (Union of Brain Science Associations in Japan)
Japan's national round of the International Brain Bee, a neuroscience knowledge contest for junior high and high school students, whose winner is nominated for the world championship. The 2026 round is over; the 2027 dates have not been announced.
A free year-long programme run by NICT in which young people aged 25 and under living in Japan research and build security-related works with guidance from expert trainers.
AIG高校生外交官プログラム実行委員会 (AIG High School Diplomats Executive Committee) – 協賛: AIG損害保険株式会社・フリーマン財団
A free summer program that sends about 20 Japanese high school students to the United States as "high school diplomats" for a Washington, D.C. tour and an exchange with American students at the University of Virginia. The 2027 call has not been published yet.
こども家庭庁 (Children and Families Agency, Government of Japan)
A national programme run by Japan's Children and Families Agency in which children and young people register as 'Plus Members' and give their views on government policies through in-person and online sessions, web surveys and chats.
会津大学 (University of Aizu)・福島県・全国高等学校パソコンコンクール実行委員会
A national competitive-programming contest for two-student teams from high schools and kosen (up to year 3), with an online preliminary at each school and a final at the University of Aizu.
Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education program that trains toritsu school students in Tokyo and then sends them on a roughly 11-month exchange to Oceania or North America, with the program heavily subsidised.
一般社団法人パーラメンタリーディベート人財育成協会 (Parliamentary Debate Personnel Development Association, PDA)
PDA's national impromptu English debate tournament for junior high school teams, held online. Dates for the next (10th) edition have not been announced yet.
A free Chiba University program that teaches high school students research fundamentals, data science and design thinking, selecting about 40 for its Advanced Basic Course and about 10 for a full research course.
公益財団法人江副記念リクルート財団 (Ezoe Memorial Recruit Foundation)
A full, non-repayable scholarship covering tuition and a living stipend for young people aged 24 or under who will study STEM at a world top-30 university abroad, including high-school seniors entering bachelor's programmes. The call for 2028 support has not been announced; the last call ran from 30 June to 8 September 2026.
High school and KOSEN teams build equipment that works in the stratosphere (about 30 km up), fly it on a balloon to photograph the Earth and carry out their own missions. Six teams are chosen by mission-plan screening for the national final. The 2027 cycle has not opened yet.
Free public poster sessions at the Japan Geoscience Union annual meeting where high school (and junior high) students present earth and planetary science research to researchers, with awards for outstanding posters.