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| Save | Competition & Organiser | Format & Eligibility | Status | Requirements | Deadline | My Stage | Actions |
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Davidson Inventors Challenge 2026/27STEM & Engineering Cambridge ChemEng | Creative / Project High school students | Closing Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Sunday 1 November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-01 | |||
Pathways to EngineeringSTEM & Engineering University of Liverpool/Sutton Trust | Programme UK state school students | Closing Soon | Application form & academic reference | Monday 2 November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-02 | |||
Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)STEM Society for Science | Creative / Project US High school seniors | Closing Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Thursday 5 November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-05 | |||
British Mathematical Olympiad (BMO) Round 1STEM & Maths UKMT | Olympiad / Challenge UK students (Invite/Qualify) | Closing Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | Late November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-30 | |||
British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) Round 1STEM & Physics Oxford University / BPhO | Olympiad / Challenge UK students Year 13 | Closing Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-15 | |||
QEPrize 3D Design StudioSTEM & Engineering Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering | Creative / Project Aged 14-24 | Closing Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Friday 27 November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-27 | |||
F1 in Schools UKSTEM & Engineering F1 in Schools | Creative / Project Aged 11-19 | Closing Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | November 2026 ISO: 2026-11-30 | |||
UK Youth Rocketry Challenge (UKROC)STEM & Engineering UKROC | Creative / Project UK students aged 11-18 | Open | Project submission / entry dossier | Thursday 31 December 2026 ISO: 2026-12-31 | |||
British Informatics Olympiad (BIO)STEM & Computer Science BIO | Olympiad / Challenge UK students under 19 | Open | Timed national Olympiad paper | December 2026 ISO: 2026-12-15 | |||
UK Chemistry Olympiad (UKChO) Round 1STEM & Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry | Olympiad / Challenge UK students Year 13 | Open | Timed national Olympiad paper | January 2027 ISO: 2027-01-15 | |||
Microsoft Imagine CupSTEM & Tech Microsoft | Creative / Project Students aged 16+ | Open | Project submission / entry dossier | Early January 2027 ISO: 2027-01-10 | |||
Arkwright Engineering ScholarshipsSTEM & Engineering Arkwright | Programme UK Year 11 students | Open | Application form & academic reference | January 2027 ISO: 2027-01-20 | |||
Sutton Trust UK Summer SchoolsGeneral / Interdisciplinary Sutton Trust | Programme UK state school Year 12 | Open | Application form & academic reference | February 2027 ISO: 2027-02-28 | |||
Nuffield Research PlacementsSTEM Nuffield Foundation | Programme UK Year 12 students | Open | Application form & academic reference | February 2027 ISO: 2027-02-28 | |||
MATE ROV Competition UK RegionalSTEM & Engineering MATE | Creative / Project Global K-12 and College | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | January 15, 2027 (Registration Opens) ISO: 2027-01-15 | |||
Harvard International Economics Essay Contest (HUEA)Economics Harvard U.E.A. | Essay Prize High school students | Open | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | February 2027 ISO: 2027-02-15 | |||
Astro Pi Challenge - Mission Space LabSTEM & Computer Science ESA / Raspberry Pi Foundation | Creative / Project Students up to 19 years old | Open | Project submission / entry dossier | Monday 22 February 2027 ISO: 2027-02-22 | |||
MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3)STEM & Maths SIAM | Olympiad / Challenge High school juniors and seniors | Open | Timed national Olympiad paper | Late February 2027 ISO: 2027-02-28 | |||
British Biology Olympiad (BBO)STEM & Biology UK Biology Competitions | Olympiad / Challenge UK students Year 13 | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-05 | |||
Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers CompetitionSTEM EngineeringUK | Creative / Project UK students aged 11-19 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Friday 12 March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-12 | |||
CyberFirst Girls Competition National FinalsSTEM & Computer Science NCSC | Olympiad / Challenge UK Year 8 Girls | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | 12-16 March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-12 | |||
FIRST Tech Challenge UK NationalsSTEM & Robotics FIRST UK | Creative / Project Students aged 12-18 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-15 | |||
Astro Pi Challenge - Mission ZeroSTEM & Computer Science ESA / Raspberry Pi Foundation | Creative / Project Students up to 19 years old | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Monday 22 March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-22 | |||
Primary Engineer Leaders AwardSTEM & Engineering Primary Engineer | Creative / Project UK students aged 3-19 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Thursday 25 March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-25 | |||
British Science Week Poster CompetitionSTEM British Science Association | Creative / Project UK students aged 3-14 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Late March 2027 ISO: 2027-03-31 | |||
Oxford Computing ChallengeSTEM & Computer Science Oxford University | Olympiad / Challenge UK students (Bebras qualifiers) | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | March/April 2027 ISO: 2027-04-01 | |||
Climate DetectivesSTEM & Environment ESA | Creative / Project Students up to 19 years old | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | April 2027 ISO: 2027-04-15 | |||
National Scientific Thinking ChallengeSTEM Warwick University / NSTC | Olympiad / Challenge UK Year 10 students | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | April 2027 ISO: 2027-04-30 | |||
Bebras ChallengeSTEM & Computer Science Bebras / Oxford | Olympiad / Challenge UK students aged 6-19 | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | June 2027 ISO: 2027-06-01 | |||
National Science Bowl (NSB) FinalsSTEM US Dept of Energy | Olympiad / Challenge US middle/high school students | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | May 2027 ISO: 2027-05-03 | |||
Regeneron ISEF 2027 FinalsSTEM Society for Science | Creative / Project High school students (Qualifiers) | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | 8–14 May 2027 ISO: 2027-05-14 | |||
Climate Science OlympiadSTEM & Environment ClimateScience | Olympiad / Challenge Students up to 25 years old | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | May 2027 ISO: 2027-05-31 | |||
Moon Camp ChallengeSTEM & Engineering ESA / Airbus | Creative / Project Students up to 19 years old | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | May 2027 ISO: 2027-05-31 | |||
The IET Faraday ChallengeSTEM & Engineering IET | Creative / Project UK students aged 12-13 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | May/June 2027 ISO: 2027-05-31 | |||
Cambridge Chemistry Challenge (C3L6)STEM & Chemistry Cambridge University | Olympiad / Challenge UK Year 12 students | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | June 2027 ISO: 2027-06-15 | |||
Intermediate Biology OlympiadSTEM & Biology UK Biology Competitions | Olympiad / Challenge UK Year 12 students | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | June 2027 ISO: 2027-06-15 | |||
John Locke Institute Global Essay PrizeEconomics & STEM John Locke Institute | Essay Prize Students up to 18 years old | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | June 2027 ISO: 2027-06-30 | |||
Marshall Society Essay CompetitionEconomics Marshall Society (Cambridge) | Essay Prize Pre-university students | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | Summer 2027 ISO: 2027-07-31 | |||
Royal Economic Society (RES) Young Economist of the YearEconomics RES / FT | Essay Prize UK students Year 12-13 | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | July 2027 ISO: 2027-07-15 | |||
IEA Dorian Fisher Memorial PrizeEconomics Institute of Economic Affairs | Essay Prize UK A-Level/IB students | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | July 2027 ISO: 2027-07-31 | |||
Sentinus Young InnovatorsSTEM Sentinus | Creative / Project UK/Ireland students | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | July 2027 ISO: 2027-07-15 | |||
British Economics Olympiad (BEO)Economics BEO | Olympiad / Challenge UK high school students | Opening Soon | Timed national Olympiad paper | July 2027 ISO: 2027-07-31 | |||
Trinity College Cambridge Economics Essay PrizeEconomics Trinity College, Cambridge | Essay Prize UK Year 12 students | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | Summer 2027 ISO: 2027-08-01 | |||
St John’s College Cambridge Economics Essay CompetitionEconomics St John's College, Cambridge | Essay Prize UK Year 12 students | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | Summer 2027 ISO: 2027-08-01 | |||
Corpus Christi College Cambridge Economics Essay PrizeEconomics Corpus Christi College, Cambridge | Essay Prize UK Year 12 students | Opening Soon | 1,500–2,000 word academic essay | Summer 2027 ISO: 2027-08-01 | |||
Isaac Physics Senior Physics Challenge BootcampSTEM & Physics Cambridge / Isaac Physics | Programme UK Year 12 students | Opening Soon | Application form & academic reference | Spring 2027 ISO: 2027-04-15 | |||
In2ScienceUK Summer ProgrammeSTEM In2ScienceUK | Programme UK Year 12 state school students | Opening Soon | Application form & academic reference | Spring 2027 ISO: 2027-03-31 | |||
BIEA STEM CompetitionSTEM & Tech BIEA | Creative / Project Students aged 9-21 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | July 2027 ISO: 2027-07-31 | |||
Breakthrough Junior ChallengeSTEM Breakthrough Prize Foundation | Creative / Project Students aged 13-18 | Opening Soon | Project submission / entry dossier | Summer 2027 ISO: 2027-06-25 |