Open opportunities

Find something worth pursuing.

Browse reviewed competitions, programmes and projects for IB students. Confirm final eligibility and dates on each organiser’s official website.

15 of 15 open opportunities
01
WritingOnlineGrades 8–10

National Science Essay Challenge

NCERT

Medicine & Life Sciences · Environment & Sustainability · Humanities & Social Sciences
Deadline4 Oct 2026
02
DebateIn personGrades 8–11

India Schools Debating Championship

ISDS

Law & Public Policy · Humanities & Social Sciences · Business & Entrepreneurship
Deadline19 Oct 2026
03
WritingCheck official pageGrades 8–12

2027 Immerse Education Essay Competition

Immerse Education

Computer Science & AI · Engineering · Medicine & Life Sciences
Deadline25 Oct 2026
04
LeadershipIn personGrades 8–12

USA Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

USA Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

Computer Science & AI · Law & Public Policy · Mathematics & Data Science
Deadline31 Jan 2027
05
WritingCheck official pageGrades 10–12

2027 YoungArts National Arts Competition

YoungArts

Art, Design & Architecture · Humanities & Social Sciences · Media & Journalism
Deadline6 Oct 2026
06
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

INSPIRE-MANAK Student Innovation Nominations

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, with National Innovation Foundation – India (NIF)

Engineering · Medicine & Life Sciences · Environment & Sustainability
Deadline10 Oct 2026
07
LeadershipOnlineGrades 8–11

Junior Climate Leadership Fellowship

TERI

Environment & Sustainability · Law & Public Policy
Deadline12 Oct 2026
08
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

IYEC · International Youth Environmental Challenge

International Youth Environmental Challenge

Environment & Sustainability · Computer Science & AI · Engineering
Deadline15 Oct 2026
09
InnovationOnlineGrades 8–12

IAIO | International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

IAIO | International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

Computer Science & AI · Art, Design & Architecture
Deadline31 Oct 2026
10
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

PEYJAL GATHA - National Water Stories & Water Ideas Challenge

MyGov

Engineering · Environment & Sustainability · Humanities & Social Sciences
Deadline8 Dec 2026
11
EntrepreneurshipOnlineGrades 9–12

Diamond Challenge 2027

Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware

Business & Entrepreneurship · Economics & Finance · Engineering
Deadline14 Jan 2027
12
InnovationHybridGrades 8–12

Canadian Computing Competition (CCC)

University of Waterloo CEMC

Computer Science & AI · Mathematics & Data Science
Deadline11 Feb 2027
13
WritingCheck official pageGrades 9–12

National High School Fed Challenge

Federal Reserve System

Economics & Finance
Deadline15 Feb 2027
14
TechnologyOnlineGrades 8–12

Technovation Challenge 2026–27

Technovation

Computer Science & AI · Engineering · Business & Entrepreneurship
Deadline11 Mar 2027
15
EssayOnlineGrades 8–12

The Sidgwick Prize 2027

The Sidgwick Prize, Cambridge

Law & Public Policy · Economics & Finance · Psychology & Behavioural Sciences
Deadline30 Jun 2027