Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair Senior DivisionCapital Area Science and Engineering FairCentral Pennsylvania students in grades 9-12 compete with original research at a regional ISEF-affiliated fair.Pre-medScience Fair PathwayHarrisburg, PennsylvaniaApply by Jan 23, 2026
AdYO Ensemble AuditionsAdelaide Youth OrchestrasAudition for one of six graded orchestral, wind, or percussion ensembles for young South Australian musicians.Performing ArtsCommunity EnsembleAdelaide, South AustraliaApply by Sep 13, 2026
International Russian Language Olympiad for Foreign School Students named after V. G. KostomarovPushkin State Russian Language Institute and the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (MAPRYAL)An international Russian-language Olympiad for overseas upper-secondary students and individual participants ages 14-18, with online qualifying rounds and a funded Moscow final for finalists.Lang and HumanitiesLanguage Culture ProgramMoscow, MoscowApply by Sep 14, 2026
ARTEFFECT Innovation Generation Summer Art CompetitionARTEFFECTFree online competition for grades 9-12 students to create and submit original visual art and an impact statement about an approved innovator.Arts and DesignVisual Art CompetitionVirtualApply by Sep 15, 2026
Butte County Mock Trial CompetitionButte County Office of EducationOne-day, full-courtroom Butte County mock trial competition at the North Butte County Courthouse in Chico, presided over by sitting Superior Court judges.Poli SciMock TrialChico, CaliforniaApply by Sep 15, 2026
Tvorchi Kanikuly All-Ukrainian Children's Literary CompetitionNational Library of Ukraine for Children and partner organizationsAn electronic Ukrainian literary-writing competition for Ukrainian students ages 11-18, with prose or poetry submitted by email.Lang and HumanitiesCreative Writing CompetitionVirtualApply by Sep 15, 2026
Yale Model United Nations Korea (YMUNK)Yale Model United Nations KoreaAnnual three-day Model United Nations conference for high school delegates held at KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi.Poli SciCivic ProgramGoyang-si, GyeonggiApply by Sep 15, 2026
Acts of Kindness Sha Tin Mid-Autumn Elderly VisitActs of KindnessJoin a Mid-Autumn elderly visit and gift-bag distribution at TWGHs Wong Chak Sau Elderly Community Centre in Sha Tin.Volunteering and TutoringGeneral VolunteeringSha Tin, New Territories EastApply by Sep 16, 2026
Brooklyn Children's Theatre Teen EnsembleBrooklyn Children's TheatreA Fall 2026 public-enrollment musical-theatre ensemble for Brooklyn students in grades 8-12.Lang and HumanitiesLanguage Culture ProgramBrooklyn, New YorkApply by Sep 16, 2026
Buffalo Bayou Partnership Monthly Volunteer DayBuffalo Bayou PartnershipA public, recurring stewardship workday for Houston students ages 9 and up, caring for the native habitat and public spaces along Buffalo Bayou.Environment and SustainabilityHabitat RestorationHouston, TexasApply by Sep 17, 2026
KKYMF Korea Youth Media FestivalSeoul Metropolitan Youth Media Center (SSRO), with Blue Tree FoundationSubmit an original film, documentary, animation, or photo series to Seoul's 26-year-running national youth media festival.Arts and DesignFilm Media ProductionVirtualApply by Sep 18, 2026
Cal Hacks 12.0Cal Hacks Foundation and Hackathons at BerkeleyA large collegiate hackathon at San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts.CS and EngineeringHackathonSan Francisco, CaliforniaApply by Sep 20, 2026
Emirates Young Scientist CompetitionAdvanced Technology Research Council and UAE Ministry of EducationUAE-wide research and engineering competition for school teams, including Grades 9-12.CS and EngineeringStem CompetitionHybridApply by Sep 20, 2026
Vistula Model United Nations (VisMUN)Vistula Model United Nations, KrakowDebate global crises as a delegate or chair at Krakow's Model UN conference, open to high school and university students.Poli SciModel UnKrakow, Lesser Poland VoivodeshipApply by Sep 20, 2026
Canoga Park Youth Arts Center FilmmakingCanoga Park Youth Arts CenterA public Canoga Park class where students ages 10–15 make short films using storytelling and experimental approaches.Arts and DesignFilm Media ProductionCanoga Park, CaliforniaApply by Sep 21, 2026
Canoga Park Youth Arts Center Intro to Making PodcastsCanoga Park Youth Arts CenterA recurring Canoga Park youth class where students produce, edit, and publish their own podcasts.Arts and DesignFilm Media ProductionCanoga Park, CaliforniaApply by Sep 21, 2026
Canoga Park Youth Arts Center Music Technology and ProductionCanoga Park Youth Arts CenterAn ages 11–17 Canoga Park class in Ableton Live, recording-studio practice, and creating and mixing original music.Performing ArtsMusic ProgramCanoga Park, CaliforniaApply by Sep 21, 2026
2026 Fall Southern Connecticut College & Career FairSouthern Connecticut College & Career FairA free public Bridgeport college and career fair where high-school students can meet representatives from more than 195 colleges, businesses, and other pathways.BusinessCareer Readiness ProgramBridgeport, ConnecticutApply by Sep 23, 2026
Applied Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsUC San Diego Division of Extended StudiesApply bioinformatics and biostatistics to genomics, transcriptomics, and metagenomics data in a live online research course.Pre-medUniversity Research PlacementVirtualApply by Sep 23, 2026
ASX Schools Sharemarket GameAustralian Securities Exchange (ASX)A ten-week national virtual stock trading simulation for Australian and New Zealand secondary students.BusinessStock PitchVirtualApply by Sep 24, 2026
Carbon Reduction@School Inter-school CompetitionEnvironmental Campaign CommitteeA 2026-27 Hong Kong school competition in which students help cut campus energy and water use and log carbon-reducing habits.Environment and SustainabilityEnvironmental CompetitionHong KongApply by Sep 24, 2026
Daito Bunka University English Speech ContestDaito Bunka UniversityEnter the high school division of Daito Bunka University's annual English speech contest in Tokyo.Lang and HumanitiesSpeech Debate CompetitionTokyo, TokyoApply by Sep 25, 2026
Stripe Young Scientist & Technology ExhibitionYoung Scientist & Technology ExhibitionIrish secondary-school students submit original research for selection to a four-day judged exhibition in Dublin.Pre-medScience Fair PathwayDublin, County DublinApply by Sep 25, 2026
Aquatics Volunteer ProgramCity of WaterlooAssist with pool programming as a certified teen aquatics volunteer for the City of Waterloo.Biology and Life SciencesCommunity Health WellnessWaterloo, OntarioApply by Sep 26, 2026
Science Communication Contest: Myth Busters Challenge 2026The University of Hong Kong Faculty of ScienceA regional secondary-school contest where teams use scientific evidence and accessible storytelling to debunk a common myth in a five-minute video.CS and EngineeringCoding ProgramVirtualApply by Sep 27, 2026
Caritas Community Visit Youth Volunteer ProgrammeCaritas Youth and Community Service VolunteerA three-session Kwun Tong community-visit and volunteer-training programme for young people ages 14–24.Volunteering and TutoringGeneral VolunteeringKwun Tong, Hong KongApply by Sep 29, 2026
Business Dual Enrollment ProgramBay Atlantic UniversityBusiness Dual Enrollment Program is a District of Columbia high-school business route.BusinessBusiness Summer ProgramWashington, District of ColumbiaApply by Sep 30, 2026
High School Lines Literary Writing ContestNagoya University of Arts, Literary Writing CourseSubmit fiction, poetry, tanka, haiku, or a literary club magazine to a nationwide high school creative writing contest.Arts and DesignVisual Art ProgramVirtualApply by Sep 30, 2026
Kibo Robot Programming Challenge (Kibo-RPC) - PhilippinesPhilippine Space Agency (PhilSA), in partnership with JAXAA national space robotics programming competition for Filipino students, including high schoolers, whose winning team's code runs on a robot aboard the International Space Station.CS and EngineeringResearch ProgramQuezon City, Metro ManilaApply by Sep 30, 2026
MOSTRATEC-LIBERATO: Engineering and Materials ScienceFundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da CunhaAn international high school research fair in Brazil with a dedicated Engineering and Materials Science area and direct or affiliate-fair entry routes.CS and EngineeringStem CompetitionNovo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do SulApply by Sep 30, 2026
YFU Study Abroad in KoreaYouth For Understanding USAShort-term Korean language and culture immersion through host-family and school experiences in South Korea.Lang and HumanitiesLanguage Culture ProgramIn personApply by Oct 1, 2026
2026 San Diego State Gaske Memorial InvitationalSan Diego State University Forensics Speech and Debate TeamSan Diego State University's upcoming high-school speech and debate invitational and Tournament of Champions speech bid event.Poli SciDebateSan Diego, CaliforniaApply by Oct 2, 2026
Bank of America Chicago Marathon Volunteer CrewChicago Event ManagementRace-day volunteer roles supporting hydration stations, course marshaling, and runner support at the Chicago Marathon.Biology and Life SciencesKinesiology MovementChicago, IllinoisApply by Oct 2, 2026
Focus on Mining CampCurtin UniversityA free five-day residential engineering and resources-sector camp for Year 11-12 STEM students in Perth and Kalgoorlie.CS and EngineeringEngineering ProgramPerth, Western AustraliaApply by Oct 4, 2026
MTN mPulse Spelling BeeMTN NigeriaRegister for a nationwide digital spelling competition with a shot at a Lagos grand finale and scholarships.Lang and HumanitiesAcademic CompetitionLagos, LagosApply by Oct 4, 2026
Bundeswettbewerb FremdsprachenBildung & Begabung gemeinnützige GmbHNational foreign-language competition for German secondary students in grades 6 to 13.Lang and HumanitiesWriting ProgramBonn, North Rhine-WestphaliaApply by Oct 6, 2026
Global Model FAO 2026World Federation of United Nations Associations and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsA four-day FAO Headquarters simulation in Rome where high school delegates from around the world negotiate food-security and agrifood policy questions.Poli SciInternational SimulationRome, LazioApply by Oct 11, 2026
Access DavidsonDavidson CollegeA free virtual college-access program for U.S. and Puerto Rico high school seniors who are first-generation, rural, or from low-income backgrounds.BusinessCareer Readiness ProgramVirtualApply by Oct 15, 2026
AFS High School in ChinaAFS Intercultural Programs USASemester or year Chinese-language and culture immersion through a host family and local high school in China.Lang and HumanitiesLanguage Culture ProgramIn personApply by Oct 15, 2026
NNational Senior High School Short Essay Writing Competition (小論文寫作比賽)Ministry of Education, coordinated by National Chung Hsing University Affiliated Senior High SchoolWrite and submit an original short research essay in one of 21 subject categories through Taiwan's national high school essay competition.Lang and HumanitiesCreative Writing CompetitionVirtualApply by Oct 15, 2026