Best student competitions
Competitions are very interesting opportunities. They are hosted by organizations or companies and require some kind of contribution. Students compete with their ideas, photos, essays, or other projects, in order to win awards. Some competitions award money as well as other interesting prizes, like conference trips, airplane tickets, internships, and even job offers.
The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics (SDAE) will invite two award winners to present their essays at the Southern Economic Association (SEA) 96th Annual Meeting, November 21-23, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, TX.
The Carl Menger Essay Contest Prize Committee & Society for the Development of Austrian Economics (SDAE) will invite two award winners to present their essays at the Southern Economic Association (SEA) 96th Annual Meeting, November 21-23, 2026 at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, TX.
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Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Fall 2026 Batch funding cycle.
The ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition aims to critically engage and amplify youth voices from all over the world in civic ideas and challenges. The competition seeks to find, spotlight, and reward promising future leaders through scholarship prizes and award recognition.
It may not be obvious at first, but taking part in a competition can be a life-changing experience. It requires a lot of hard work, but it pays off later! You test your skills and knowledge in practical, real-world scenarios, which is so valuable to your future success.
Can you explain a big scientific idea with a short film (3 minutes max)? Let The Brainstorming Begin! The official launch of the 2026 Breakthrough Junior Challenge is on May 11th. This could be YOU this year!
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Following the success of last year’s edition, InfraVision, the Think Tank founded by Vauban and Altermind, is pleased to announce the 2nd edition of its international student competition in 2026.
This new competition invites students to rethink infrastructure for a world shaped by climate pressure, technological disruption, regulatory change and shifting demand.
The North-South Prize of the Council of Europe is awarded annually since 1995 to two nominees, selected from a combination of the categories Global, North and South, whether grass root activists, personalities and organisations or institutions who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to promoting North-South solidarity.
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The Society of Chemical Industry holds The Bright SCIdea Challenge, which provides support for students at university in the UK and internationally, to develop an innovative science-based idea into a business plan and to compete for a prize worth £5,000
The John F. Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise will host the 14th Annual Baylor New Venture Competition (NVC) on March 27-28 at Baylor University's Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. Applications for the competition are open Aug. 1 through Oct. 1
The Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) is the premier global competition for students who own and operate a business while attending college or university.
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The European Product Design Award™ recognizes the efforts of talented international product and industrial designers who aim to improve our daily lives with their practical, well-thought-out creations.
Experience the world’s premier student trading competition. Celebrating its 23rd year in 2027, RITC brings together top universities to compete in real-time market simulations, test decision-making under pressure, and connect with future leaders in finance.
Hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, the Aesthetica Art Prize is a celebration of excellence in art from across the world.
We highly recommend you participate in as many student competitions as possible. You can even use some of those activities as professional experiences on your resume, regardless if you won or were a short-listed participant. Imagine adding to your resume the info that you participated in student competitions organized by Google, Daimler, or Schneider Electric!
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The ELI Young Lawyers Award was officially launched at the 2016 Annual Conference and General Assembly.
At the Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), we celebrate outstanding photography from around the globe. Our mission is to recognize, honor, and connect talented photographers with new audiences and creative communities in Tokyo, Japan.
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The International Blockchain Olympiad (IBCOL) is an annual global competition inviting current and recent students to propose solutions for real-world problems with blockchain technology.
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Pastel Journal and Artists Network are pleased to present our 28th Annual Pastel 100 art competition! Don’t miss the opportunity to win cash prizes, premium art materials from our amazing sponsors, and publication in a magazine with a worldwide audience of passionate artists and pastel enthusiasts.
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CineSpace is a collaboration between NASA and Houston Cinema Arts Society (HCAS) that offers filmmakers around the world a chance to share their works inspired by, and using, actual NASA imagery through “CineSpace,” a short film competition premiering at Houston Cinema Arts Festival.
The APL Challenge is a quarterly event during which you can use APL to solve up to ten problems.
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