Competition6–17 yrsfree⏳ 13 days
Cross-Country Running Championships – Race of the Nation
A nationwide running competition for children and adults of all ages. Free registration.
Details ↗A contest is the fastest way for a child to try something beyond school: most ask for no fee and no track record, only an entry sent in time. This list holds both nationwide creative contests and international science competitions.
As of 2 September 2026, Dityam lists 108 hand-checked opportunities in this category, 97 of them free. The catalogue is updated daily.
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A nationwide running competition for children and adults of all ages. Free registration.
Details ↗Free olympiad in Ukrainian language for grades 1–11. Other subjects cost UAH 20–50 per entry. Official diplomas awarded.
Details ↗A competition dedicated to Ukraine's Independence Day, organized by the National Centre for Ecology and Natural History (NENC) for school students. Participants submit photos, videos, and blog posts on patriotic themes. All submissions are done remotely.
Details ↗All-Ukraine competitions for schoolchildren in grades 1-11. School teams compete for district, city, and national championships.
Details ↗Ukraine's official youth basketball league. Competitions for teams aged 10–17 across all regions.
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International competition for Korean sijo poetry in English. Free to enter. Deadline: September 30, 2026.
Details ↗All-Ukraine startup festival at KPI. Section for school students with STEM projects. Grants, mentorship, and investor connections.
Details ↗Ukraine's largest film festival for children and teens, Children Kinofest, together with UNICEF, invites children to create their own feature, animation or documentary film (up to 8 minutes) about childhood and teenage experiences.
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A global award for young people aged 9–25 for social action and leadership. Non-monetary: recognition, mentorship, and networking opportunities. Nominations for the 2027 cycle open until 31 October 2026.
Details ↗International Ukrainian language competition for secondary school students. Winners receive Presidential scholarships.
Details ↗A branch of the Small Academy of Sciences for creatively gifted children. Nationwide competitions in visual arts, embroidery, and decorative and applied arts.
Details ↗All-Ukrainian competition for young composers. Categories for music school students and university students. Prize money and publication of works.
Details ↗Global youth entrepreneurship competition for ages 13–24 from 47+ countries. Free to enter. The program has been renamed Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase, with the final in November 2026. Team registration is open until the end of October.
Details ↗The world's largest space hackathon hosted by NASA. Teams solve real-world space challenges in 48 hours. Held annually in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, and other cities.
Details ↗International poetry competition for students in grades 10–11. Winners receive full scholarships to Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop. Submissions open November 1–30. Free to enter.
Details ↗Global nature photography competition. Three age groups for participants up to 17. Deadline usually early December (4 December 2025 for Y62; for 2027 expected around 4 December 2026). £500 + ceremony at the Natural History Museum. Free to enter.
Details ↗Team robotics competition for ages 8–19. 95+ countries. 2026 theme: Robots Meet Culture. National stages from September; international final in San Juan, December 2026. Qualification through Ukraine's organizing partner.
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International program for girls aged 10-18: create a mobile app to solve a social problem. Mentorship and cash prizes included.
Details ↗Global photography competition by Sony for young people aged 19 and under. Submissions open June 1, 2026 to January 6, 2027 (1:00 PM GMT). Free to enter. Exhibition in London plus Sony imaging kit for the winner.
Details ↗A global competition for teens aged 13–19 with environmental solutions. 160+ countries, $100K prize pool. Teams of 2–7 participants. Registration for the 2027 cycle is open, submissions deadline is 28 February 2027.
Details ↗Global Microsoft technology olympiad for teenagers aged 13–18. Teams create AI projects that solve social problems. Finals in Seattle with prizes up to $100,000.
Details ↗International olympiad for high school students across 5 categories: science, art, design, film-making, and business — all focused on environmental themes. Final held in the USA.
Details ↗The oldest and most prestigious art and writing competition for teenagers aged 13-18. 29 categories: painting, photography, poetry, prose, and journalism. Scholarships and exhibitions in the USA.
Details ↗International poetry and prose competition by Adroit Journal. Open to middle and high school students. Submission fee: $15 (fee waivers available). Submission period: April 1 – May 1, 2027.
Details ↗Entrepreneurship competition for high school students aged 14–18. 130+ countries, prize pool $100K+. Teams of 2–4 with an adult mentor. Conceptual phase starts in September; submission deadline 16 January 2027. Free to enter.
Details ↗A nationwide science and engineering project competition for students in grades 9–11 (up to 19 years old). 22 categories including biochemistry, biomedicine, chemistry, engineering, machine learning, environmental science and more. Winners represent Ukraine at the international Regeneron ISEF finals in the United States.
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International science exhibition for high school students aged 14–18. Ukraine participates through MAN (National Academy of Sciences youth program). Grants and scholarships up to USD 75,000, interviews with Nobel laureates.
Details ↗International award from PinchukArtCentre for young artists up to 35 years old. Includes a separate category for emerging creators, exhibitions, and financial support.
Details ↗Student teams aged 16+ propose their own physics experiment. The two best teams travel to CERN (Switzerland) to conduct their experiment on a real particle accelerator.
Details ↗All-Ukraine creative competition for children. Applications open from 1 July to 15 August 2026.
Details ↗Most contests listed here are free — all they need is an entry submitted before the deadline. Where there is a fee, it is stated on the opportunity card.
Every card shows the last day to apply, and contests past their date are marked closed automatically. New opportunities are posted daily in the Dityam Telegram channel.
Yes. Online contests and international competitions are open regardless of where a child lives — the format is shown on each card.
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