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The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (3 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The submissions are judged on the student’s ability to communicate complex scientific ideas in engaging, illuminating, and imaginative ways. The Challenge is organized by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. Prize: $250,000 post-secondary scholarship $50,000 prize for your teacher $100,000 Breakthrough Science Lab For more information, please click here .

The COBIS art competition is open to students from the Council of British International Schools' member schools. The theme changes each year. The 2019 art competition theme is a challenge for students to “Introduce Yourself”. Through a piece of art, students should convey who they are; this could be a self-portrait or a reflection on the things, feelings, surroundings etc. that make all COBIS students so wonderfully unique. There are five categories students can enter: Early Years and Foundation Stage Key Stage 1 Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 Group Entries For more information, please click here .

The International Social Science Conference for Youth (ISSCY) is a research competition for high school students around the world. The event is co-hosted and sponsored by the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA), Youtheca USA, a social platform for students interested in extra-curricular activities, and other global NGO’s. In an effort to encourage the study of humanities and social science among secondary students around the world, the ISSCY invites young minds to submit their research paper to a panel of judges for consideration. Students will submit a proposal for the preliminary round and, if selected, will be invited to submit their full papers. After a careful screening by esteemed judges, up to 80 young researchers may be given the opportunity to publish their work in the ISSCY’s Online Journal. High school students around the world in are eligible to participate. Only individual submissions will be accepted. All fields in the humanities and social sciences are accepted. Possible fields for may include, but are not limited to: Classics, History, Literature, Linguistics, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion, Anthropology, Music, Sociology, International Relations, Economics, Public Policy, Psychology, Education, Communication, Public Health, Law, Journalism, Environmental Policy and Business. For more information visit the official website here . 

The Innovation by Design Awards honour the businesses and designers solving the problems of today and tomorrow. The competition, now in its eighth year, has featured a cross section of blue-chip companies, scruffy startups, and hungry young talents. It is one of the most sought-after design awards in the industry. There are 21 categories and a judge panel consisting of renowned designers from a variety of disciplines and business leaders from some of the most innovative companies in the world. Entries are judged on the key ingredients of innovation: functionality, originality, beauty, sustainability, depth of user insight, cultural impact, and business impact. The innovation by Design Awards have grown every single year, with more than 1,700 designs entries in 2016 from around the world. A panel of 26 expert judges were presented with more than 1,700 entries and selected the best products, services, and ideas. In 2016, there were only 15 winners in the entire competition and 231 crowned finalists. Each of those projects represents what’s best about design today: big ideas, meticulously thought-out details, and a clear viewpoint about how we live now—and how it could be better. For more information visit the official website here .

The CoreNet Global Academic Challenge is a global competition that focuses on raising awareness of corporate real estate as a viable career opportunity amongst college students. The contest aims to connect local chapters and members of the association with future talent and encourage universities to include corporate real estate in their curricula. CoreNet Global is a professional association for approximately 10,000 corporate real estate professionals in over 50 countries. Student teams from universities and academic institutions around the world are invited to compete in this competition. Students will be asked to apply their student experiences to a real-world issue facing companies around the globe: how to attract, retain and motivate the next generation of knowledge workers. There are three teams, with a minimum of three and a maximum of five students each, who were selected to compete onsite at the CoreNet Global Summit in Shanghai, China. This is a professional conference for over 800 corporate real estate professionals from around the world. The winning team will be awarded $5,000 USD and an additional $5,000 USD for the team’s university to support corporate real estate education. This competition is open to students of all disciplines pursuing a Bachelors or Masters degree at a recognized degree-awarding institution, such as a University, Grande Ecole, College or Fachhochschule, hereafter referred to as "University," on a full-time or part-time basis. Each student must be currently enrolled in classes at their host university throughout the competition, and not have more than 5 years prior professional experience. For more information visit the official website here . 

JazWings was established on the premise that anyone could create the next breakthrough sensation, and invites creators to submit their ideas for the opportunity to partner with a global toy company to make them real. The JazWings Creative Talent Challenge is for those with upcoming ideas for a new game, app, film, toy, story book, comics, or animation. JazWings fosters the ability to make these ideas come to life. There are four-phases in the process: Phase 1 - Vote: Join the community and present your Idea for everyone to see. Choose a catchy name, decorate it with visuals to grab people's attention, identify what categorie(s) you believe your idea falls under and what you believe your idea could become. Votes will be gathered from fans, family, friends and the JazWings Community. This will show how well your idea is received thanks to the JazWings 5 point Vote rating system. The sooner you hit 100% of the required votes, the sooner you can have the idea reviewed by the JazWings panel. Phase 2 - Support: Once the panel approves the idea, the process of crowd funding begins. The JazWings Advisors will work with you to create your crowdfunding campaign. JazWings will work on defining it all and even cover all of the up front costs for the creation of the campaign, developing, producing and distributing for the campaign. JazWings will enhance your funds with $5,000 once you reach your crowdfunding goal and you will receive 5% of the Net Revenues generated by the idea. Phase 3 - Jazwares Products: These ideas are finally turned into reality. The Jazwares team will develop, market, produce and distribute products to be sold at retail and you will get 5% net revenue participation fee. Phase 4 - JazWings will help chart the flight path for your idea, providing more opportunities for products, licensing and retail partnerships. If you are approved as a MonsterBrand, participants will receive another Success Bonus, this time $10,000, plus 5% of the Net Revenues from everything JazWings can generate by all the products and applications based on your Idea.  

Companies and business schools often sponsor case competitions and invite teams of students to solve real-world business problems. These problems include evaluating new ventures and resolving management dilemmas with time-critical deadlines. Using all this information, the teams formulate their recommended action plans, which are presented to the chief executive and board of directors. Participating in these competitions have many benefits for students, including hands-on experience, networking, recruitment and more. Here are several more reasons why you should consider joining any career related competition; being part of a team allows a single unit to achieve a common goal, it provides an opportunity to integrate and apply knowledge from multiple classes, case competitions allow students to showcase their professionalism through organisation and presentation. They also provides students with the opportunity to present in front of an audience of industry professionals and to develop their public speaking skills - this is an important skill for becoming a successful professional. Case competition gives participants a unique audience in front of which a participant can practice public speaking.

The NCSS Challenge is a programming competition open to all school students and teachers. The Grok Learning team have been running coding competitions like the challenge for over 12 years. The NCSS Challenge is unlike any other programming competition - participants are taught how to program as you go along, rather than expecting you to be an expert already. If you’re a seasoned coder, they have something for you too – the problems range from relatively simple to mind-bendingly hard. Running for about 5 weeks in July, the Grok Learning team will release notes and problems containing the information you will need to complete the week's programming challenges. Learning to code - or Programming is how sites like Facebook and apps like Instagram are made. Knowing how to program is like having a computing super power. Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have all said that students should learn how to code. It’s a skill that not only teaches you how to work with computers, but also teaches you how to think about solving problems with systems. The NCSS Challenge teaches students to code in Python 3.6. Python is an easy to learn scripting language used for many different purposes such as web applications and scientific research. Companies like Google, Facebook and Reddit all use Python in their infrastructure and web services. This challenge offers young students a fantastic opportunity to learn and develop their coding skills - a basic literacy in the digital age, and therefore preparing them for the future. For more information please visit the official website here . 

Mensa, the high IQ society, is a forum that allows for intellectual exchange among its members. There are members in more than 100 countries around the world. Activities include the exchange of ideas through lectures, discussions, journals, special-interest groups, and local, regional, national and international gatherings; the investigations of members' opinions and attitudes; and assistance to researchers, inside and outside Mensa, in projects dealing with intelligence or Mensa. Mensa has many events for members, from the local to the international level. Several countries hold a large event called the Annual Gathering (AG). It is held in a different city every year, with speakers, dances, leadership workshops, children's events, games, and other activities. As a Mensa member, you are entitled to attend Mensa meetings anywhere in the world. Large national and regional gatherings are held frequently in Europe and in the USA. All national Mensa organisations throughout the world have an agreement to accept the transfer of membership with no additional subscription fee for that financial year. Mensa's constitution lists three purposes: "to identify and to foster human intelligence for the benefit of humanity; to encourage research into the nature, characteristics, and uses of intelligence; and to provide a stimulating intellectual and social environment for its members". To these ends, the organisation is involved with programs for gifted children, literacy, and scholarships, and it holds numerous gatherings including an annual summit. Discovering that you have a high IQ can have a wealth of positive effects on a person. Not only does a high IQ look good on CVs and college applications, it can provide a significant confidence boost. For more information visit the official website here . 

Throughout secondary school (high school), many schools and outside institutions offer the opportunity for students to participate in sports clubs. Sport is an important aspect high school life and provides numerous benefits for young people. These benefits include opportunities to be social, improve health & fitness, wellbeing and social skills. Partaking in sports can be within a student’s school, or through a social sports club outside of school. Having fun, quality sport experiences are key factors for students to stay interested and involved in sport throughout their secondary school years and beyond. Quality experiences include having safe social and physical environments to play sport in, and consistency of sport delivery and communication among sport providers. This can occur inside or outside of school. It is also a wonderful place for students to meet new people and make new friends. Joining a sports club is great for learning important aspects of teamwork, leadership and general sportsmanship, which can benefit students hugely in later life. Overall, participating in social sports is great for students to feel healthy, develop various skills, establish identity and also to teach how to balance the demands of academic work. For more information contact your local school or sports organisation.

Medview is Australasia’s largest and leading personalized education organisation, helping students from all backgrounds gain entry into medical schools across Australia and New Zealand. Medview is the only medicine entry prep provider that is run and operated by Medical Students, Doctors and Academic Staff from Medical Schools all Australasia. Over 10 years, MedView is the #1 most trusted and recommended provider for students wanting to get into medicine. The medical school interview is an extremely important component of the admission process and often determines acceptance. It is very important for the interview to develop the right skills and knowledge by preparing sufficiently. At MedView, the interview team is completely qualified medical students, doctors and former interview staff at the medical schools you are interested in applying for. These helpful members have knowledge of the entire interview process, from the range of questions that will be asked, the exact process and how the interviewers will assess you. For more information visit the official website here . 

Google Code-in is a global, online contest introducing teenagers to the world of open source development. With a wide variety of bite-sized tasks, it’s easy for beginners to jump in and get started no matter what skills they have. In the fall, Google chooses more than twenty open source organizations to participate. The organizations create a large list of short (3-5 hour) tasks for students to work on. Tasks are categorized as: Code, Documentation/Training, Outreach/Research, Quality Assurance, or Design. Mentors from these participating organizations will also lend a helping hand to participants as they learn what it’s like to work on an open source project. Students will then search for a task that interests them and claim it. They have at least three days to complete it. The student will works on the task, getting guidance from organization mentors, if needed. Once the student is ready, they submit their work for review through the contest website. Mentors from the organization will then evaluate the work, provide feedback, and if it's complete, accept it. Participants will get to work on real software and win prizes from t-shirts to a trip to Google HQ. For more information visit the official website here . 

Imagine Cup is a global competition that empowers the next generation of computer science students to team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create applications that shape how we live, work and play. A skill-based competition, the Imagine Cup is open to students around the world and seeks to honor the most innovative, ground-breaking and appealing software built with Microsoft tools and technology. Every year tens of thousands of students from across the globe compete for cash, travel and prizes and for the honor of taking home the Imagine Cup. For more information visit the official website here . 

Founded in 1946 to serve children affected by World War II, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations program that supports and defends the rights of children across 190 countries and territories. While some funding comes from governments, UNICEF also accepts and relies on donations raised by private donors. Global UNICEF High School Clubs help educate, advocate, and fundraise for the programs. The organisation provides many resources for high school students looking to get involved or start a chapter, including guidelines, curricula, activity suggestions via the website. You have the opportunity to become a leader in your school's UNICEF club, allowing you to develop and master leadership skills that will prepare you for success in many areas of your life, both now and in the future. These skills are important for speaking, engaging in respectful debate, managing others, delegating responsibilities, and many other tasks required for personal and professional success. Formal leadership positions are also great for your resume. Having leadership positions in high school demonstrates that you are responsible, dedicated, and talented. These are qualities college admissions committees look for in their students, so securing these positions now—especially for an important and noteworthy organisation like UNICEF—will show them that you have what it takes to be a successful student and potential leader on their campuses. Getting involved with UNICEF will allow you to use your problem-solving skills and creativity to work for a good cause that brings about a positive change in the world. You will also learn more about humanitarian issues, the United Nations, and global perspectives on current topics. That means UNICEF is an especially good fit for students interested in volunteering and better their communities and the larger world, as well as students who are considering a major or career in international studies or politics. For more information visit the official website here . 

Many students who are passionate about music, production, or song-writing can start their own band. Students can work with a teacher to oversee their band, and the potential positive outcomes of pursuing this option include the opportunity to build friendships, communication skills, leadership, have a creative outlet, the potential to release songs on streaming platforms, compete in competitions, or even build an online following. Being in a band also provides another environment and family atmosphere for band members to lean on. It can afford its members benefit enormously from participating in a team that breeds excellence, self-confidence and creativity, allowing students to be a part of a greater whole. Students who start their own band can also be taught the ability to practice and learn to follow through. Lastly, it can provide a change for students to polish up or hone their musical abilities, as time can be put aside to practice or even learn new musical instruments.

Student-led fundraising is a fantastic way to showcase your passion about a specific charity or a social issue. Some of the ways that students are involved in charitable endeavours can include organising quiz competitions, spellathons, charity dinners, cake stalls, fun runs, a gala, or even a raffle. Aside from being given the opportunity to directly support a cause that you are passionate about, organising a fundraiser can demonstrate and develop a number of skills. These include a manifest demonstration of a commitment to your charity's cause, the ability to build and maintain relationships, creativity, imagination and an entrepreneurial attitude towards fundraising. It also involves having good organisational and project management skills, and the ability to motivate others and work as part of a team.

The International Thespian Society (ITS) is an honor society for high school and middle school theatre students. It is a division of the Educational Theatre Association. Thespian troupes serve students in grades 9-12; Junior Thespian troupes serve students in grades 6 through 8. Festivals are held annually at the district, state and national levels. Each June the International Thespian Festival is held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Membership currently stands at approximately 100,000 student members across 4,700 schools. To date there have been over 2.3 million Thespians inducted.Chapters are created in order to support the mission of the International Thespian Society. They are led by a chapter director who is supported and assisted by a chapter board. At the high school level there are various offices possible, including, but not limited to, President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Historian. There are also state and international student leaders elected annually by their respective student bodies. The International Thespian Officers are student members elected to represent the student membership. They suggest policy and service changes to the Educational Theatre Association Board, and take an active role in training, chapter conferences, and the annual International Thespian Festival. There are also State Thespian Officers, elected to manage such events as State Thespian Festivals and local Junior Thespian Festivals. To be eligible for lifetime Thespian membership, students in grades nine through twelve must attend a school with an active Thespian troupe and complete a sufficient quantity and quality of work in theatre arts. A one-time induction fee is required, and troupes may assess additional participation fees at their discretion. Recognition from an international honor society lends additional stature to student honors and is immensely beneficial for college applications. For more information please visit the offical website here . 

Tri-M Music Honor Society, formerly known as Modern Music Masters, is a high school and middle school music honor society and is a program of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). It is designed to recognise students for their academic and musical achievements and to provide leadership and service opportunities to young musicians. Each school has its own chapter, which is run by the students but supervised by an advisor or sponsor, usually a school teacher. There are approximately 6200 participating chapters in several countries. To be eligible for membership, a student must maintain an A average in their music classes, a C average in all of their academic courses, be presently enrolled in a music course at their school, and be recommended for membership by their school's music faculty. A Tri-M Music Honor Society chapter in your school can give students countless opportunities to perform, lead, and serve the community. Not only will they learn accountability, responsibility, and other character-building social skills by performing music and running the chapter, but individuals will be able to put together an impressive record of achievements for college applications. For more information visit the offical website here . 

Toastmasters International is a worldwide community with the mission to provide a supportive and positive learning experience in which members are empowered to develop communication and leadership skills, resulting in greater self-confidence and personal growth. Toastmasters clubs are at the heart of a member's journey. It’s the place where members meet to practice, learn, grow, mentor and share. With over 357,000 members, 143 countries, 16,600+ clubs to choose from, opportunities to join are abundant worldwide. Individuals who aim to practice their public speaking, improve their communication and build leadership skills can do so by joining Toastmasters. The values associated with this community includes integrity, respect, service, excellence, experiential communication and leadership skills development. By becoming a member, you become part of a larger international organisation that supports students every step of the way. Members are also invited to participate in regular competitions - for instance, each year, the Toastmasters International Convention culminates in the final round of the International Speech Contest, where the World Champion of Public Speaking is chosen. In this exciting event, 10 contestants from all over the world deliver 5- to 7-minute speeches that are evaluated by a panel of experienced Toastmasters. After a year of competing in club, area, district and semifinal competitions, these contestants have advanced for the chance to win this prestigious accolade. For more information please visit the offical website here . 

Button Poetry is committed to developing a coherent and effective system of production, distribution, promotion and fundraising for performance poetry. Seeking to showcase the power and diversity of voices in our community, they encourage and broadcast the best and brightest performance poets of today. By doing so, they hope to broaden poetry’s audience, to expand its reach and develop a greater level of cultural appreciation for the art form. In light of this, Button Poetry annually hosts the Button Poetry Chap Book Contest - whereby aspiring writers are encouraged to submit a previously unpublished, chapbook-length (20-30 pages, 8.5×11 page-size) manuscript of poetry using their online submission manager. Multiple submissions by the same poet are fine, as are simultaneous submissions. In terms of the judging process, judges will read all submissions blindly to ensure the maximum level of fairness and select 8-12 finalists. The finalists will then be forwarded along to the final judge (TBD), who will select a winner. All finalists will be considered by the Editors for publication. The winner will receive publication, 50 free author copies, a $500 USD honorarium, and roundtrip travel to Minneapolis to perform at a release show and be filmed by Button’s video crew. (Roundtrip travel will only be offered to U.S.-based authors). For more information visit the offical website here .