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Health competitions cover medical innovation, public health policy, mental health advocacy, health technology and biomedical research. Hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and global health foundations run student challenges to surface ideas they cannot generate internally. Competition briefs often come with patient data access, clinical mentors and publication pathways in health journals. For students in medicine, nursing, public health, biotechnology and allied health sciences, a competition win is a credible signal of research ability and professional readiness.

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Arts/Photography, Design, Architecture, Natural sciences, Health, Social sciences

Call for ideas Radicepura Garden Festival VI Edition | Gardens of hope Cultivating Coexistence

by Radicepura Garden Festival

The Radicepura Garden Festival, since it started in 2017, it is the first major international event intended to promote the culture of Mediterranean gardens, involving the main players of landscaping, art & architecture,...

Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · Open to everyone

Deadline

Oct 30, 2026

in 1 week

Prize · Other award

The 8 winning projects will be realized in the Radicepura Horticultural Park

Arts/Photography, Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Fashion, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences

Global Sustainability Challenge

by Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, IIT Bombay, Zhejiang University, Hong Kong UST, UNESP Brazil, YGA

The Global Sustainability Challenge, brought to you by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and leading institutions worldwide, invites university students to develop bold solutions in Sustainable Energy and Adapt...

Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · Bachelor, Master, PhD

Deadline

Nov 22, 2026

in 1 month

Prize · Cash Prize

Cash Prizes, Global visibility and recognition, Invitation to Stanford EcoGlobal program

Tech & Engineering, Design, Fashion, Health

Perfume Refill Cap Design

by https://www.desall.com/

Perfume Refill Cap Design A leading multinational company in the packaging industry and Desall invite you to design an innovative and reusable dispensing cap for refilling perfume bottles at home. The proposed solution...

Global · Open to everyone

Deadline

Nov 26, 2026

in 1 month

Prize · Cash

5000

Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Social sciences

Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge 2026-2027 “Human-Centered Robotics for Longevity"

by Stanford Center on Longevity

People are living longer than ever before, and throughout these longer lives they encounter periods of transition, changing abilities, new responsibilities, and evolving needs. The 2026-2027 Stanford Center on Longev...

Global · Bachelor, Master, PhD

Deadline

Dec 1, 2026

in 1 month

Prize · Cash

Finalists will receive $1,000 USD and Winners of the Finals Competition will receive: 1st place: $10,000 USD, 2nd place: $5,000 USD, 3rd place: $2,000 USD

Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Natural sciences, Education, Health

AI Builders Challenge – North America | Sponsored by IBM SkillsBuild

by BeMyApp

The AI Builders Challenge – North America, sponsored by IBM SkillsBuild and organized by BeMyApp, is a free virtual hackathon inviting college and university students across the U.S. and Canada to build AI-powered soluti...

North America · Bachelor, Master, PhD

Deadline

Dec 2, 2026

in 1 month

Prize · Cash Prize

$15,000 USD Total Prize Pool Grand Prize: $10,000 Second Place: $3,000 Best AI for Good Project: $1,000 Best Wildcard Solution: $1,000

Tech & Engineering, Business, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences

Lumiere Scholars Essay Award

by Lumiere Education

The Lumiere Scholars Essay Award is open to high school students (grades 9 to 12) worldwide. Winners receive up to $11,000 in cash prizes and scholarships to do independent research with a PhD mentor. Top students are...

Global, Europe, Asia, North America, Oceania, Middle East · High school Students

Deadline

Dec 20, 2026

in 1 month

Prize · Mixed/Other

Up to $11,000 in cash prizes and scholarships + a dinner at Oxford University with 2 Nobel Laureates

Arts/Photography, Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Fashion, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences

Families4Families Exceptional Changemaker Award

by Families4Families

The Exceptional Changemaker Award recognizes students who help expand Families4Families’ impact by connecting us with new student-led service clubs. Students have the opportunity to earn $2,500 or $1,000 in educational f...

North America · High school Students, Bachelor

Deadline

Mar 1, 2027

in 4 months

Prize · Recognition/Award

The student whose referrals result in the most active new clubs will receive $2,500 in educational funding, and the runner-up will receive $1,000.

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