Competitions for students
37 open listings in case competitions, hackathons, moots and contests, checked against each organiser's official page. Open Scout to filter by city, cost, dates and effort, save the ones you like and get deadline reminders.
- GIFT Finance Olympiad – National Student Case Challenge 2026Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (CCMRM) · Online + Delhi +3 · Stage I closes 31 Oct 2026; regional finals 21 Nov–5 Dec 2026 · Apply by 31 Oct 2026
- Student Aerospace Challenge 2026–2027Astronaute Club Européen (ACE), with ArianeGroup, Dassault Aviation, ESA and the Le Bourget Air and Space Museum · Online · Oct 2026 – 3 Jun 2027 · Apply by 31 Oct 2026
- HKCERT CTF 2026Hong Kong Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Centre (HKCERT, HKPC) · Online + Hong Kong · 6 Nov 2026 · Apply by Registration deadline not stated on the site; register before the qualifier
- Startup Weekend Pavia 2026Activators Pavia (Techstars Startup Weekend format) · Pavia · 6 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2026 · Apply by Register before (tickets available)
- WIPO IP Moot Court Competition 2027World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · Online + Geneva · 10 Dec 2026 – 10 Jun 2027 · Apply by 6 Nov 2026
- Youth4Climate Services Innovation Hackathon 2026IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) with AGRA · Nairobi · 8–10 Dec 2026 (per description; confirm) · Apply by 6 Nov 2026
- Modeling the Future Challenge 2026-27The Actuarial Foundation / Institute of Competition Sciences · Online · 8 Nov 2026 · Apply by 8 Nov 2026
- ESCP Turin Hackathon – 7th edition "AI X Impact"ESCP Business School Turin · Turin · 10 Nov 2026 · Apply by Not stated
- Juvenes Translatores 2026–27 – EU school translation contestEuropean Commission, Directorate-General for Translation · Abroad · 26 Nov 2026 · Apply by 10 Nov 2026
- 34th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration MootVis Moot (Pace/Vienna organisers) · Vienna · 19 Mar 2027 – 25 Mar 2027 · Apply by 12 Nov 2026
- CBS Case Competition GLOBAL 2026CBS Case Competition (Copenhagen Business School) · Online · 16 Nov 2026 · Apply by 12 Nov 2026
- KVA Hackathon: AI Brain for IndustryKakashi Venture Accelerator · Turin · 14 Nov 2026 · Apply by Apply now – answer within 3 working days, limited seats
- INTA Asia-Pacific Moot Court Competition 2027International Trademark Association · New Delhi · 12 Feb 2027 – 13 Feb 2027 · Apply by 15 Nov 2026
- Sant'Anna Business Game 2026JEBE Sant'Anna (Junior Enterprise, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna) · Pisa · 16 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2026 · Apply by Registrations open – selection-based
- Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2027International Law Students Association (ILSA) · Toronto +1 · 27 Mar 2027 – 4 Apr 2027 · Apply by 20 Nov 2026
- Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Social Innovation Challenge 2026/27Social Shifters and Allianz · Online · Submit by 18 Dec 2026; finals May 2027 · Apply by 18 Dec 2026
- Cosmo Hacks 2026 – month-long online student hackathonCosmo Hacks · Online · 19 Dec 2026 – 18 Jan 2027 · Apply by Submissions due 18 Jan 2027, 16:00 CST
- Hack Canada 2027 – student hackathon at the University of TorontoHack Canada · Toronto · 8 Jan 2027 – 10 Jan 2027 · Apply by Apply by 31 Dec (year not stated on the page, before the event); rolling review
- Make IT a Case 2026/27Società Italiana di Management (SIMA) with Mark Up · Online · Group projects due 30 Jan 2027 · Apply by 30 Jan 2027
- Ashoka-Carnegie Challenge for Civic Leadership 2026/27Ashoka and Carnegie Corporation of New York / Andrew Carnegie Foundation · Online · Entries until 31 Jan 2027 · Apply by 31 Jan 2027
- St. Gallen Symposium – Global Ideas Competition 2027St. Gallen Symposium · St. Gallen · Submissions due 1 Feb 2027; results mid-March 2027; 56th Symposium 27–29 Apr 2027 (the page footer says 28–29 Apr) · Apply by 1 Feb 2027
- IIDA 2027 Student Design CompetitionInternational Interior Design Association (IIDA) · Online · 4 Jan 2027 – 8 Feb 2027 · Apply by 8 Feb 2027
- TreeHacks 2027TreeHacks, Stanford University · Stanford · 12 Feb 2027 – 14 Feb 2027 · Apply by Apply now (Stanford students have a priority deadline; general deadline not published)
- eVolo 2027 Skyscraper CompetitioneVolo Magazine · Online · Submit by 9 Mar 2027 · Apply by 9 Mar 2027
- Elgar Festival Young Composers' Competition 2027Elgar Festival (Worcester) · Worcester · 3 Jun 2027 · Apply by 25 Mar 2027
- ACSA 2027 COTE CompetitionAssociation of Collegiate Schools of Architecture · Online · Register by 7 Apr, submit by 2 Jun 2027 · Apply by 7 Apr 2027
- ACSA 2027 Design for Freedom CompetitionAssociation of Collegiate Schools of Architecture · Online · Register by 7 Apr, submit by 2 Jun 2027 · Apply by 7 Apr 2027
- ACSA 2027 Steel Competition – community youth center and open categoryAssociation of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), sponsored by AISC · Online · 7 Apr 2027 · Apply by 7 Apr 2027
- WorldSkills Australia National Championships & Skills Show 2027WorldSkills Australia · Adelaide · 3 Jun 2027 – 6 Jun 2027 · Apply by No entry deadline published; the page does not explain the competitor route
- One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest 2027One Earth Film Festival · Online · Submit by 25 Jun 2027 · Apply by 25 Jun 2027
- International Mathematics Competition for University Students (IMC) 2027IMC – International Mathematics Competition for University Students · Blagoevgrad · 2 Aug 2027 – 9 Aug 2027 · Apply by Registration details not yet published
- Accuracy Business Cup 2027Accuracy · Online + Paris · 2027 edition; applications open early October 2026. The schedule is not yet published (2025 national finals were in February) · Apply by Applications open (from early Oct 2026); 2027 deadline not yet published (2025 deadlines were 8–31 Jan by country)
- Business Case Challenge 2027WU Vienna (Vienna University of Economics and Business) · Online · 2027 edition: dates not yet published; waitlist open · Apply by Join the waitlist
- Business Game 2027Junior Entreprise HEC Lausanne · Lausanne · One day in March 2027 (exact date TBA) · Apply by Registrations opening soon
- CFA Institute Research Challenge – ItalyCFA Society Italy · Italy · Local round winter–spring 2027 · Apply by Via your university
- Hult Prize 2026-27 competitionHult Prize Foundation · Online · Qualifiers Sept 2026 – Feb 2027; nationals Apr–May 2027; global finals Sept 2027 · Apply by Register interest now – closing date not published
- L'Oréal Brandstorm 2027L'Oréal · Online + Paris · Rounds through spring 2027 · Apply by Registration open