COLLEGE BOARD INDIA AMAZON PEN TO PUBLISHING
SCHOLARS PROGRAM CONTEST
CLASS 11 - 12
DexConnect OCTOBER 04, 2022
The program offers low income students
in India upto 90 percent scholarship
towards SAT registration fees along with
various scholarships at participating
Indian universities, including some that
cover full tuition through graduation.
Scholarship amounts are based on the
student’ s annual family income.
Students with family income of less than
8 Lakhs per annum can receive up to full
tuition scholarships.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’ s G u i de to Essay Writing:
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Link e d I n Resume Guide:
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OCTOBER 2022 bit. l y / s c holarsprogramcollegeboard
ABOVE 18 YEARS
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The contest seeks to recognise literary
excellence among authors who want to
publish original works in any genre of
English, Hindi or Tamil languages on
Kindle Direct Publishing. The book
published should not be of more than
5000 words and should be the sole work
of the author and can be in any genre.
30 winners will be awarded cash prizes
from a cash pool of INR 7.5 lakh.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Storytelling:
bit. l y / s t o r ytellinggui debook
A Br i e f G uide to Script Writing:
bit. l y / s c r i ptwritinggu ide
bit. l y / a m azonpublishingcontest
 HEAL IN INDIA LOGO DESIGN
COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India,
is inviting participants to submit logos
on the theme "Heal in India”. Each
participant can submit a maximum of 5
entries. The logo should show a unique
Heal in India mandate and must include
color combinations of the National
Tricolor. The grand prize winner will
receive a cash prize of INR 1,00,000.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Br i e f G uide to Logo Making:
bit. l y / b r i e flogodesig nguide
M I T ’ s G u i d e t o E s s e ntials of Design:
b i t . l y / m i t d e s i g n e s s e n tials
bit. l y / h e alinindialogocontest
Report Achievement
If you win at a DexConnect
Opportunity, use the link below to
report your achievement.
Dexterity Global will feature some
of these stories on its social media
to recognise the young achievers
and inspire more young people to
participate in local, national and
global educational opportunities.
dexconnect.org/report
@DexterityGlobal
BIO ENTREPRENEURSHIP
COMPETITION
COLLEGE STUDENTS
OCTOBER 10, 2022
The competition seeks to attract,
identify, and nurture bio-entrepreneurs
working on novel and scalable business
ideas with significant societal impact.
Participants will need to submit the
online application and selected
candidates will be called for an external
assessment. Students must apply as a
team of maximum four members. A total
of INR 10 Lakhs will be distributed
among winning student teams.
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Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Elevator Pitches:
bit. l y / e l e v atorpitchg uide
Forb e s G u ide to Writing Business Plan s :
bit. l y / f o r b esbusiness planguide
bit. l y / b i oentrepreneurshipcontest
 ART STREET ILLUSTRATION
CONTEST
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Participants are invited to submit
illustrations on the theme of “Worker”.
Participants can submit multiple
illustrations. One Excellence Award
winner will get a cash prize of 50,000
JPY, 3 Selected winners will get 10,000
JPY and 9 runners-up will be awarded
from a cash pool of 30,00 JPY.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brie f G u i de to Painting Techniques:
bit. l y / p a i n tingtechni quesguide
Brie f G u i de to Composition for Artists:
bit. l y / a r t s tudentguid e
bit. l y / s t r e etillustr ationcontest
KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 11, 2022
Participants are invited to submit
designs that answer the question - How
can we use design to embrace different
people, diverse lifestyles, uncertain
times, and the ever-changing
environment of our planet? Entries can
be made individually or in groups of
two. The Grand Prize winner will receive
a cash prize of USD 15,000, three merit
award winners will receive USD 3,800
each and 20 Yokuku award winners will
receive a cash prize of USD 230.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’ s G u i de to Essentials of Design:
bit. l y / m i t d esignessen tials
Brie f G u i de to Composition for Artists:
bit. l y / a r t s tudentguid e
bit. l y / k o kuyodesignaward
CHEVENING SOUTH ASIA
JOURNALISM FELLOWSHIP
JOURNALISTS
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Applications are invited for this 8 week
long fellowship which seeks to explore
the different ways in which the media
plays a part in holding democratic
processes to account. Applicants will
need to submit the online application
and shortlisted candidates will then be
called for an interview. Selected
candidates will work out of University of
Westminster and will get a stipend for
living along with fully funded travel.
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Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Resume and Cover
Lett e r s : bit. l y / r e s u meprep1
Corn e l l ’ s G uide to E ssay Writing:
bit. l y / c o r n ellessaygu ide
bit. l y / c h eveningjournalismfellowshi p
NEW YORK TIMES TINY MEMOIR
CONTEST
13 - 19 YEARS
OCTOBER 12, 2022
Students are invited to submit a short,
powerful, true story about a specific
experience, event or incident from their
lives. Submissions should not be of
more than 100 words. Winning entries
will be published on The Learning
Network and become eligible to be
published in the print New York Times.
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Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Storytelling:
bit. l y / s t o r ytellinggui debook
C o r n e l l ’ s G u i d e t o Writing Personal
Statements: bit.ly/cornellsopguide
bit. l y / n y tmemoircontest
REPLY CYBER SECURITY GERMAN CHANCELLOR
CHALLENGE FELLOWSHIP
ABOVE 16 YEARS COLLEGE GRADUATES
OCTOBER 14, 2022 OCTOBER 15, 2022
The 24 hour competition seeks to This 12 month long fellowship
challenge students to solve a matrix of programme is intended to give students
25 problems made of 5 categories: the opportunity to spend a year in
Coding, Web, Miscellaneous, Crypto and Germany exploring new solutions to the
Binary. Participation can be done in global issues of our times and widening
groups of 2-4 members. Top three their networks. Applicants will need to
winners will be awarded laptops, submit a letter of motivation, a project
headphones and keyboards respectively. plan, and two letters of
recommendation. Fellows will receive up
to 2,600 Euros per month for the
duration of the fellowship.
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Goog l e ’ s Guide to Programming: Corn e l l ’ s G uide to E ssay Writing:
bit. l y / f o u n dationsofp rogramming bit. l y / c o r n ellessaygu ide
Harv a r d ’ s Introduction to Computer Link e d I n Resume Guide:
Scie n c e : bit. l y / h a r v ardcoding course bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide
bit. l y / r e plycybersecuritychallenge bit. l y / c h ancellorfellowship
THINK INDIA ARTICLE WRITING
COMPETITION
COLLEGE STUDENTS
OCTOBER 15, 2022
Students are invited to showcase their
solution based thinking and submit an
article on any of the given seven topics.
Submissions must be between 1200-
1500 words in length and can be made
in either Hindi or English. Three best
entries will get a cash prize of INR 1,000
and participants will receive e-
certificates of merit.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’ s G u i de to Essay Writing:
bit. l y / m i t e ssayguide book
NYT’ s A r g umentation Guide:
bit. l y / a r g u mentation guide
bit. l y / t h inkindiaarticlewritingcontes t
L’OREAL YOUNG WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH MATH
SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE
CLASS 12 SCHOOL & COLLEGE STUDENTS
OCTOBER 16, 2022 OCTOBER 16, 2022
The scholarship seeks to support young The challenge is divided into three
women to pursue their careers in the rounds - Qualification Round, Pre-Finals,
field of science. Applicants need to fill and Finals. Participants solve a given set
the online application, submit their of mathematical problems in the
marksheet and other required details. qualification round and selected
Applicants must have pursued science candidates move to the next round
stream in class 12th. Selected where they need to solve 10 problems
candidates will receive INR 2,50,000 to within five days. Students will be
aid their graduation fees. required to give an online exam in the
final round. The winner will receive USD
700 in prize money.
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Link e d I n Resume Guide: Khan A c a d emy’s Math Guide:
bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide bit. l y / k h a n academym athguide
Stan f o r d ’ s Guide to Writing Statement s Offi c i a l P r actice Pr oblems:
of P u r p o s e: bit. l y / s t a n fordsopgu ide bit. l y / m a t h practicep roblems
bit. l y / l o r e alscienc escholarships bit. l y / i n ternationalmathchallenge
 AMAZON WEB SERVICES CITIES
ACCELERATOR
STARTUPS
OCTOBER 21, 2022
The accelerator seeks to help mature
startups accelerate their impact, access
additional resources, and expand their
reach. Applying startups should be
working to solve today’ s biggest
sustainability challenges. Participants
can submit an online application and
selected startups will receive AWS
Activate Credits, as well as technical,
business, and go-to-market mentorship
from AWS Sustainable City experts.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Forb e s G u ide to Writing Business Plan s :
bit. l y / f o r b esbusiness planguide
H a r v a r d ’ s G u i d e t o Elevator Pitches:
b i t . l y / e l e v a t o r p i t c h g uide
bit. l y / a m azoncitiesaccelerator
OXFORD GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
CHALLENGE
21 - 30 YEARS
OCTOBER 24, 2022
The challenge seeks to help emerging
leaders to grow in wisdom and character
required for responsible leadership that
makes a difference in the world. The
core theme of the event is “A New
Generational Contract”. Applicants will
need to submit the online application.
Selected candidates will get to be a part
of the 5 day virtual summit. All active
participants will receive a Certificate of
Achievement from the University of
Oxford and the St. Gallen Symposium.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Essay Writing:
bit. l y / e s s a ywritinggu ide
Link e d I n Resume Guide:
bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide
bit. l y / o x fordleadershipchallenge
SHE SHAPES BIODIVERSITY
PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 24, 2022
The competition seeks to celebrate
women’ s contributions to the
environment and amplify their roles and
contributions that can pave the way for
the implementation of a gender-
responsive post-2020 global biodiversity
framework. Entries should be on the
theme “She Shapes Biodiversity''. Top 5
winners will receive a cash prize of 200
Euros, while the top 15 photos will be
displayed on the contest’ s website and
at the COP 15 summit in Canada.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
TIME ’ s G u ide to Photography:
bit. l y / t i m e photograp hyguide
Brie f G u i de to Photography:
bit. l y / p h o t ographygu idebook
bit. l y / s h eshapesbiodiversitychallenge
 WELCOMING CHEETAHS TO NSDL SHIKSHA SAHYOG CENTER OF POLICY RESEARCH
INDIA CONTEST SCHOLARSHIP AND GOVERNANCE GRANT

OPEN TO ALL CLASS 8 - 12 & COLLEGE STUDENTS GRADUATE STUDENTS

OCTOBER 26, 2022 OCTOBER 26, 2022 OCTOBER 30, 2022

Participants are invited to suggest The scholarship aims to provide The grant aims to support students and
names for the eight Cheetahs that have financial assistance to students coming early career researchers working on
been released in the Kuno National from lower income backgrounds. pertinent themes in Humanities and
Park, Madhya Pradesh and discuss the Applicant’ s family income must not be Social Sciences. Applicants will be
importance of treating animals well. more than INR 3,00,000 per year. required to submit their research
Submissions can be made on the Applicants will be required to submit proposal, CV, writing sample, and
competition portal. Winners will receive their identity and income proof. budget estimate. Selected candidates
a fully funded trip to see the Cheetahs Selected students will receive will receive the grant ranging from INR
at Kuno National Park. scholarships ranging from INR 2,500 to 15,000 to INR 1,00,000.
INR 10,000 per year.

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Corn e l l ’ s G uide to E ssay Writing: Link e d I n Resume Guide: Corn e l l ’ s G uide to W riting Research
bit. l y / c o r n ellessaygu ide bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide Pape r s : bit. l y / c o r n ellresearc hguide

H a r v a r d ’ s G u i d e t o Storytelling: MIT’ s G u i de to Essay Writing: Worl d B a n k’s Guide to Resume and

b i t . l y / s t o r y t e l l i n g g u idebook bit. l y / m i t e ssayguide book Cove r L e t ters: bit. l y / w b g r esumegui de

bit. l y / w e lcomingcheetahscontest bit. l y / n s dlshikshasahyogscholarship bit. l y / c p rresearchgrant

 LEAD NEXT FELLOWSHIP
18 - 25 YEARS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The fellowship seeks to give candidates
strong international networks, exposure
to wide-ranging experiences, and
leadership tools to thoughtfully steer
the future. Applicants need to submit
the online application. Selected
candidates will get Leadership Training,
monthly virtual masterclass and get a
chance to be at the Global Leaders
Summit at Bay Area, USA along with
mentorship from industry experts.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Link e d I n Resume Guide:
bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide
M I T ’ s G u i d e t o E s s a y Writing:
b i t . l y / m i t e s s a y g u i d ebook
bit. l y / l e adnextfellowship
HUMANITARIAN PHOTOGRAPHY
AWARD
ABOVE 18 YEARS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The competition calls for entries that
singularly demonstrate social inequities,
injustices, and/or human rights abuses,
or the situations that either foster or
fight them. The images submitted must
narrate a story related to one of the
given topics that range from health and
natural disasters to conflict and
humanitarian action. The grand prize
winner will receive a cash prize of 6,000
Euros and will get their photographs
published.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brie f G u i de to Street Photography:
bit. l y / s t r e etphotogra phyguide
TIME ’ s G u ide to Photography:
bit. l y / t i m e photograp hyguide
bit. l y / h u manitarianphotoawards
INDIA SCIENCE FESTIVAL
WRITING CONTEST
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Participants are invited to submit
science fiction stories or poems on any
topic. Submissions must be under 1500
words. The top 10 finalists will receive
detailed feedback on their work, will get
to attend online sci-fi writing workshops
and will have their entries published on
the contest website.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
New Y o r k e r’s Guide to Writing Fiction:
bit. l y / f i c t i o nguide
Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Storytelling:
bit. l y / s t o r ytellinggui debook
bit. l y / s c i e ncefesti valwritingcontest
 CHARPAK EXCHANGE
SCHOLARSHIP
COLLEGE STUDENTS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The scholarship seeks to financially
support Indian undergraduate or
graduate students to pursue a semester
of study in France. Applicants need to
submit an online application form giving
their CV and transcripts, among other
things. Selected candidates will get a
monthly living allowance of 700 Euros,
social security coverage, student Visa
and assistance in finding affordable
student accommodation.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Corn e l l ’ s G uide to E ssay Writing:
bit. l y / c o r n ellessaygu ide
W o r l d B a n k ’ s G u i d e to Resume and
C o v e r L e t t e r s : b i t . l y / w b g r e s u m e g u i de
bit. l y / c h arpakexchangescholarship
NARI SHAKTI PURASKAR
ABOVE 15 YEARS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Through this award, the Ministry of
Women and Child Development seeks to
recognise women for their outstanding
work in exceptional circumstances in the
areas of social and economic
empowerment. Candidates can either
apply for the awards or be nominated by
a body. Selected winners will be
awarded on International Women’ s Day.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Storytelling:
bit. l y / s t o r ytellinggui debook
Link e d I n Resume Guide:
bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide
bit. l y / n a rishaktipuraskar
INTERNATIONAL PICTURE
BOOK ILLUSTRATION CONTEST
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Participants are invited to submit a
picture book of illustrations made for
children. The set of illustrations must
show one story and should contain 5
pictures. Illustrations can be made on
any theme. The grand prize winner will
receive USD 10,000 in prize money and
runners-up will receive USD 5,000 and
USD 2,000 respectively.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brie f G u i de to Composition for Artists:
bit. l y / a r t s tudentguid e
Brie f G u i de to Painting Techniques:
bit. l y / p a i n tingtechni quesguide
bit. l y / p i cturebookillustrationcontest
 YOUNG CLIMATE PRIZE
BELOW 25 YEARS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The award seeks to recognise young
people who are working on their own
self-started projects that address, draw
attention to or mitigate climate change
in their community. Individuals can be
nominated by someone aware of their
work or can apply by themselves. Entries
can be made individually or in teams of
upto 3 members. Candidates will need
to fill an online application and selected
winners will receive mentorship from
industry experts.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Link e d I n Resume Guide:
bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide
C o r n e l l ’ s G u i d e t o Writing Personal
Statements: bit.ly/cornellsopguide
bit. l y / y o ungclimateprize
DHAI AKHAR NATIONAL LETTER
WRITING COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Organized by the Department of Posts,
the contest invites participants to write
a letter on the topic “Vision for India
2047”. The letter can be written in
English, Hindi, or any local language. All
letters should be addressed to the Chief
Postmaster General of the respective
region. Submissions can be made in two
categories: below 18 Years, and above
18 Years. Winners will receive prize
money ranging from INR 5,000 to INR
50,000 at national and regional levels.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Harv a r d ’ s Guide to Letter Writing:
bit. l y / h a r v ardletterg uide
NYT’ s A r g umentation Guide:
bit. l y / a r g u mentation guide
bit. l y / d h aiakharlettercompetition
WORLD BANK’S BANK
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (BIP)
COLLEGE STUDENTS
OCTOBER 31, 2022
The Bank Internship Program (BIP)
offers highly motivated individuals an
opportunity to be exposed to the
mission and work of the World Bank.
Applicants will need to submit their CV
and a Statement of Interest. Candidates
must have an undergraduate degree.
Selected candidates will receive an
hourly salary and, where applicable, an
allowance toward travel expenses up to
USD 3,000.
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Worl d B a n k’s Guide to Resume and
Cove r L e t ters: bit. l y / w b g r esumegui de
Harv a r d I nterview Guide:
bit. l y / h a r v ardintervi ewguide
bit. l y / w o rldbankbip
 IBM CALL FOR CODE UNESCO GREEN AND ALLARD PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHY
CHALLENGE ACCESSIBLE CITIES CONTEST COMPETITION

OPEN TO ALL COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOV E 1 8 YEARS

OCTOBER 31, 2022 OCTOBER 31, 2022 NOVEMBER 01, 2022

Students are invited to use IBM The contest aims to promote the Participants are invited to submit
resources and design and build an open construction of an accessible photographs that reflect themes of
source solution in the cloud to take on a environment and advocate for the courage and leadership in combating
sustainability issue. Participants are development of inclusive cities. The corruption, especially through
required to submit a public link to the theme for the contest is ​“ Green with promoting transparency, accountability,
source code of their application along Love, Smart without Obstacles”. and the rule of law. Participants must
with a 3 minute demo video. Winners Submissions can be made in one of the also submit a brief description of the
will receive prize money from a total two tracks: Design or Research. Winners photograph along with a short
prize pool amount of USD 285,000. will be selected and awarded at the biography of themselves. Winners will
International Academic Conference and receive 1,000 Canadian Dollars in prize
Award-winning Ceremony in December money.
2022.

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Goog l e ’ s Guide to Programming: Corn e l l ’ s G uide to W riting Research TIME ’ s G u ide to Photography:
bit. l y / f o u n dationsofp rogramming Pape r s : bit. l y / c o r n ellresearc hguide bit. l y / t i m e photograp hyguide

H a r v a r d ’ s G u i d e b o ok for Technology Brie f G u i de to Composition for Artists: Brie f G u i de to Photography:

S t a r t u p s : b i t . l y / t e c h s t a r t u p g u i debook bit. l y / a r t s tudentguid e bit. l y / p h o t ographygu idebook

bit. l y / t h eibmcallforcodechallenge bit. l y / u n escogreencitiescontest bit. l y / a l l a rdprizep hotographycontest

COMMONWEALTH SHORT STORY
PRIZE
ABOVE 18 YEARS
NOVEMBER 01, 2022
The award seeks to recognize fiction
writers from Commonwealth countries
around the world. Participants need to
submit an unpublished short fictional
story of 2000-5000 words in length.
Stories can also be submitted in several
regional languages ranging from Bengali
to Tamil. The grand prize winner will
receive 5,000 Pounds in prize money.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
New Y o r k e r’s Guide to Writing Fiction:
bit. l y / f i c t i o nguide
B r i e f G u i d e t o W r i t ing Short Stories:
bit.ly/shortstoryguide
bit. l y / t h ecommonwealthstoryprize
COMPOST AWARENESS WEEK
POSTER CONTEST
ABOVE 14 YEARS
NOVEMBER 01, 2022
The contest invites participants to
submit posters that are based on the
benefits of compost and composting
food and yard waste. Submitted posters
should be on the theme “For Healthier
Soil, Healthier Food…Compost!” and
must include the dates of the awareness
week. Entries can be made in two
categories: Classes 9 to 12 or College
Students and Adults. The grand prize
winner will receive a cash prize of USD
500.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brie f G u i de to Poster Making:
bit. l y / p o s t erprep
Brie f G u i de to Painting Techniques:
bit. l y / p a i n tingtechni quesguide
bit. l y / c o mpostawarenescontest
YALE YOUNG SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
CLASS 10 - 11
NOVEMBER 02, 2022
The program aims to bring outstanding
high school students from around the
world to engage in one interdisciplinary,
two-week session at Yale University’ s
historic campus. Participants will need
to submit essays, two recommendation
letters and official transcripts as part of
the application. Students with
demonstrated financial need are eligible
for full financial aid, inclusive of travel
and accommodation expenses.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Worl d B a n k’s Guide to Resume and
Cove r L e t ters: bit. l y / w b g r esumegui de
Corn e l l ’ s G uide to W riting Personal
Stat e m e nts: bit. l y / c o r n ellsopguid e
bit. l y / y o ungscholarsprogramyale
 COMIC STORY CONTEST
OPEN TO ALL
NOVEMBER 05, 2022
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers'
Welfare, Government of India, is inviting
participants to share their creativity by
designing a comic story to showcase
millets' benefits and raise awareness in
the masses. Each participant can submit
only one entry. Selected entries will be
amplified on social Media and 100
selected winners will get Certificate.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brie f G u i de to Making Comics:
bit. l y / c o micguide
B r i e f G u i d e t o C o mposition for Artists:
bit.ly/artstudentguide
bit. l y / c o micstorycontest
GOOGLE KICK START CODING
COMPETITION
ABOVE 16 YEARS
NOVEMBER 12, 2022
Kick Start is a global online coding
competition, consisting of three-hour
rounds of a variety of algorithmic
challenges designed by Google
engineers. When each round is open,
the three hour countdown begins and
students compete on the website solving
algorithmic and mathematical problems.
Top competitors may be contacted by
Google for a chance to interview and all
participants will receive a certificate of
participation from Google.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Goog l e ’ s Guide to Programming:
bit. l y / f o u n dationsofp rogramming
Harv a r d ’ s Introduction to Computer
Scie n c e : bit. l y / h a r v ardcoding course
bit. l y / k i ckstartcodingcompetition
TSL SUSTAINABILITY VIDEO
COMPETITION
ABOVE 7 YEARS
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
The competition is inviting participants
to connect with their local environment
and investigate a sustainability
challenge in their area or region.
Participants should then make a video
of no more than 3 minutes, identifying
the sustainability challenge and suggest
solutions for it. Winners will receive
trophies and certificates.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brie f G u i de To Video Production:
bit. l y / v i d e oproductio nguide
UN’ s G u i d e to Sustainable Development :
bit. l y / s u s t ainabilityg uidebook
bit. l y / t s l s ustainab ilityvideochallenge
 YEAR OF MILLETS
DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
OPEN TO ALL
NOVEMBER 19, 2022
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
Welfare, Government of India, is inviting
students to submit a documentary on
the importance of millets and showcase
how use of millets has transformed the
lives and lifestyles of people. The
documentary should be between 3-5
minutes in length. Participants must
also submit a brief description of the
film in 100 words. The grand prize
winner will receive INR 1,00,000 while
runners-up will receive INR 50,000 and
INR 25,000 respectively.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
New Y o r k Film Academy’s Guide to
Film m a k i n g: bit. l y / f i l m production guide
O s c a r ’ s G u i d e t o F i lm Editing:
b i t . l y / o s c a r f i l m e d i t i ngguide
bit. l y / m i lletsdocumentarycompetitio n
HARVARD YOUTH LEAD THE SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE
CHANGE PROGRAM PHOTO CONTEST
CLASS 8 - 12 ABOVE 18 YEARS
NOVEMBER 28, 2022 NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The program aims to equip students Photographs can be submitted in any of
with the confidence, leadership skills, the six categories - Natural World,
and global perspective needed to lead Travel, People, The American
change. Over the 5 day course, students Experience, Altered Images and Mobile.
work in a mentor-led group to Participants can submit up to 15
understand a global issue and develop a photographs per category. The grand
social change project to address it. The prize winner will receive USD 2,500 in
program is conducted by Harvard prize money and six category winners
Mentors and the selected students will will receive USD 500 each.
be trained by the Leadership Institute at
Harvard College. Need and merit based
scholarships are available for all
applicants.
SUGGESTED RESOURCES SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Link e d I n Resume Guide: TIME ’ s G u ide to Photography:
bit. l y / l i n k edinresum eguide bit. l y / t i m e photograp hyguide
Stan f o r d ’ s Guide to Writing Statement s Brie f G u i de to Photography:
of P u r p o s e: bit. l y / s t a n fordsopgu ide bit. l y / p h o t ographygu idebook
bit. l y / h a rvardyouthleadchange bit. l y / s m ithsonianphotocontest
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