Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) with the LSE Hub for Equal Representation
A government competition in which UK secondary and sixth form students write a letter of up to 1,000 words on a big economic challenge, with cash prizes and a funded visit to the FCDO and LSE for top entrants. The 2027 competition has been announced but not yet opened.
Turan University, Higher School of International Relations and Diplomacy
Turan University's international Model UN conference in Almaty for senior high-school, college and university students, in Kazakh, Russian and English.
公益社団法人全国学校図書館協議会・毎日新聞社 (Japan School Library Association and The Mainichi Newspapers)
Japan's largest reading-response essay contest (over 2 million entries a year), with separate junior high and high school divisions for set books and free-choice books. Entries are made through schools; the 73rd (2027) guidelines are not yet published.
A free 12-week online programme in humanities and social sciences research and essay writing for women in Year 12 in the UK, run by Newnham College, Cambridge. Applications open on 4 December 2026.
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, Department of Space
Free-to-register self-paced online courses on space science, remote sensing and GIS from ISRO's Antriksh Jigyasa portal (IIRS Dehradun), with a completion certificate; the portal also hosts an ISRO Space Quiz, SkyPicks and an ideas platform for young students.
UK Parliament (House of Commons and Joint Departments)
A free online work experience programme run by the House of Commons and Joint Departments for UK-based young people aged 14 to 18, with realistic tasks across Parliament careers and a completion certificate. The current window closed on 31 October 2026 and the next cohort opens later in 2026 and throughout 2027.
Write an essay on "Finding My Voice in a World Full of Noise" through a local Optimist Club; club winners compete at district level for a $2,500 college scholarship.