Department of Social Justice & Empowerment (Backward Classes), Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India (implemented by States/UTs)
A PM YASASVI scholarship for OBC, EBC and DNT students in Classes 9 and 10 with family income up to Rs 2.5 lakh a year, administered by the State/UT of domicile.
Utah's state final of Poetry Out Loud, the national poetry recitation contest for high-school students run by the state arts agency with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation.
Paid work-based learning in Philadelphia for ages 14–18: Junior PYNtern for rising 9th–10th graders and Senior PYNtern with about 100 hours of paid worksite experience for rising 11th–12th graders.
Kansas TSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in STEM competitive events (engineering design, coding, robotics, video and more) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the TSA national conference.
The Türkiye edition of FIRST LEGO League Challenge, run by Bilim Kahramanları Derneği: teams of 4-10 young people aged 9-16 design and code a LEGO robot and carry out an innovation project on the 2026-2027 theme BIOGLOW.
Registration page for the Hydro-Québec regional science and technology fairs, where Quebec secondary and college students qualify for the Super Expo-sciences and the Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Oregon DECA's 2027 state conference, where high-school members compete in business and marketing events (marketing, finance, hospitality, management and entrepreneurship); top finishers can qualify for DECA's International Career Development Conference.
Nationally auditioned wind orchestra and chamber music courses for players aged 14-21, with Easter chamber courses and a summer main orchestra residency in 2027.
Connecticut HOSA's 2027 state conference where high school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.
Idaho HOSA's 2027 state conference where high-school members compete in health science competitive events (health knowledge, clinical skills, emergency preparedness, leadership) and attend leadership workshops; top finishers can qualify for the HOSA national conference.