Grade 9 opportunities

Opportunities for Grade 9 IB Students

These reviewed opportunities include Grade 9 in their published eligibility range. Use the official source on every listing to confirm age, curriculum and location requirements before applying.

Open now

Reviewed opportunities accepting applications

Dates and eligibility can change. Confirm every detail on the organiser’s official website.

01
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

IYEC · International Youth Environmental Challenge

International Youth Environmental Challenge

Environment & Sustainability · Computer Science & AI · Engineering
Deadline15 Oct 2026
02
DebateIn personGrades 8–11

India Schools Debating Championship

ISDS

Law & Public Policy · Humanities & Social Sciences · Business & Entrepreneurship
Deadline19 Oct 2026
03
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 9–12

Neuroscience Research Prize

American Academy of Neurology and Child Neurology Society

Medicine & Life Sciences
Deadline20 Oct 2026
04
WritingCheck official pageGrades 8–12

2027 Immerse Education Essay Competition

Immerse Education

Computer Science & AI · Engineering · Medicine & Life Sciences
Deadline25 Oct 2026
05
InnovationOnlineGrades 8–12

IAIO | International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

IAIO | International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

Computer Science & AI · Art, Design & Architecture
Deadline31 Oct 2026
06
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

Economic Poster/Calendar Contest

Florida Council on Economic Education

Economics & Finance · Art, Design & Architecture
Deadline4 Dec 2026
07
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

2027 American Rocketry Challenge

American Rocketry Challenge

Engineering
Deadline6 Dec 2026
08
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

PEYJAL GATHA - National Water Stories & Water Ideas Challenge

MyGov

Engineering · Environment & Sustainability · Humanities & Social Sciences
Deadline8 Dec 2026
09
EntrepreneurshipOnlineGrades 9–12

Diamond Challenge 2027

Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware

Business & Entrepreneurship · Economics & Finance · Engineering
Deadline14 Jan 2027
10
WritingOnlineGrades 8–12

Oxford Essay Prize 2027

OCAR

Computer Science & AI · Economics & Finance · Law & Public Policy
Deadline31 Jan 2027
11
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

USA-North America AI Olympiad (2027)

USA Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

Computer Science & AI · Mathematics & Data Science
Deadline31 Jan 2027
12
InnovationOnlineGrades 8–12

Wonder League Robotics Competition

Wonder League Robotics Competition

Computer Science & AI · Engineering · Mathematics & Data Science
Deadline31 Jan 2027
13
InnovationHybridGrades 8–12

Canadian Computing Competition (CCC)

University of Waterloo CEMC

Computer Science & AI · Mathematics & Data Science
Deadline11 Feb 2027
14
WritingCheck official pageGrades 9–12

National High School Fed Challenge

Federal Reserve System

Economics & Finance
Deadline15 Feb 2027
15
InnovationOnlineGrades 8–12

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

Blue Ocean Entrepreneurship Competition

Business & Entrepreneurship
Deadline21 Feb 2027
16
TechnologyOnlineGrades 8–12

Technovation Challenge 2026–27

Technovation

Computer Science & AI · Engineering · Business & Entrepreneurship
Deadline11 Mar 2027
17
InnovationOnlineGrades 8–12

World Economics Cup 2027

World Economics Cup

Economics & Finance
Deadline1 May 2027
18
WritingCheck official pageGrades 8–12

2027 Blue Planet Awareness Contest – Nature of Truth: Environmentalism in an Age of Disinformation

Bow Seat

Environment & Sustainability · Humanities & Social Sciences · Media & Journalism
Deadline7 Jun 2027
19
EssayOnlineGrades 8–12

The Sidgwick Prize 2027

The Sidgwick Prize, Cambridge

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

For reference

Recently closed opportunities

These verified listings closed within the last year. They are retained as references, not promises that the opportunity will return.

01
LeadershipOnlineGrades 8–11

Junior Climate Leadership Fellowship

TERI

Environment & Sustainability · Law & Public Policy
Closed12 Oct 2026
02
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
Closed10 Oct 2026
03
WritingOnlineGrades 8–10

National Science Essay Challenge

NCERT

Medicine & Life Sciences · Environment & Sustainability · Humanities & Social Sciences
Closed4 Oct 2026
04
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

Video Contest on Role of e-sakshya in Investigation

Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), in collaboration with MyGov

Law & Public Policy · Media & Journalism
Closed30 Sept 2026
05
InnovationHybridGrades 8–10

Young Innovators Programme 2026

IIT Kharagpur

Computer Science & AI · Engineering
Closed28 Sept 2026
06
BusinessOnlineGrades 9–12

Hult Future Leaders Challenge 2026

Hult International Business School

Business & Entrepreneurship · Economics & Finance
Closed25 Sept 2026
07
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

Hult Future Leaders Challenge 2026

Hult International Business School

Business & Entrepreneurship
Closed25 Sept 2026
08
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

NPS Vatsalya FutureQuest 1.0

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority

Economics & Finance · Media & Journalism · Art, Design & Architecture
Closed25 Sept 2026
09
InnovationCheck official pageGrades 8–12

Beamline for Schools (BL4S)

CERN, in collaboration with DESY and the ELSA accelerator at the University of Bonn

Engineering
Closed13 Mar 2026

Useful answers

Before you apply

Can Grade 9 IB students apply to every listing here?

Each listing includes Grade 9 in its recorded grade range, but organisers may also apply age, country, subject or school requirements. Confirm the official rules before applying.

Are these opportunities only for students in India?

No. This page is designed for IB families in India and includes both India-based and global opportunities that may accept international students.