Blue Ocean Competition
Virtual entrepreneurship competition where students pitch their innovative business concepts to experienced entrepreneurs.
Organizer : Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation
Top prize : $1,000
Eligibility : High school students with an idea and a 3-5 minute pitch.
Registration : Online
Registration period : September - February
Australian Math Competition
A 30-problem competition that demonstrates the importance and relevance of mathematics in students’ lives.
Organizer : Australian Maths Trust
Prize : Certificate
Eligibility : Primary and secondary school students
Registration : School registration
Deadline : July
Junior Breakthrough Challenge
Create and submit an original video that brings to life a concept in the life sciences, physics or mathematics.
Organizer : Breakthrough Prize Foundation
Top prize : $250,000 for student, $50,000 for teacher, $100,000 for school
Eligibility : Students aged 13 to 18
Registration : Online
Registration period : April-June
Waterloo Euclid Math Contest
Tackle novel problems with all of your knowledge gained in secondary-school mathematics.
Organizer : University of Waterloo
Prize : Certificate
Eligibility : Students in their final year of secondary school or motivated students in lower grades
Registration : Consult Mauritius Examination Syndicate (MES)
Registration period : February
Alliance Française French Competition
An annual french competition offered to secondary students.
Organizer : Alliance Française
Prizes : Certificate, book, scholarship for best senior student
Eligibility : 13-20 years old
Registration : School registration or independent
Registration period : August- September
Omnicane Award
Inter-college project competition for senior students. Teams produce an online PowerPoint presentation on a given theme.
Organizer : Omnicane Foundation
Prizes : Certificate, cash prize (top prize Rs 100,000), trophy
Eligibility : Grade 11 (ex-Form V) and Grades 12 & 13 (ex-Lower and Upper VI)
Registration : School registration or independent
Deadline : September
Model Glider Competition
A team-based aeromodelling contest open to all secondary students.
Organizer : Rajiv Ghandhi Science Centre
Prizes : Certificate, cash prize
Eligibility : Grade 10 and Grade 12
Registration : Online
Deadline : July
AfriCAN Code Challenge
Program a Scratch collaborative game on a given theme and submit a 3-min YouTube video presenting your game concept.
Organizer : Rajiv Ghandhi Science Centre
Prizes : Cash prize, certificate, shield
Eligibility : Students aged 8-16 years old studying or residing in Mauritius.
Registration : Online
Deadline : October
4-Minute Science
Create a presentation to disseminate scientific information and explain its relevance to society, to a non-specialist audience.
Organizer : Rajiv Ghandhi Science Centre
Prizes : Cash prize, gift pack
Eligibility : Grade 7-12
Registration : Online
Deadline : October
Google Kickstart
A global online coding competition, consisting of three-hour rounds of a variety of algorithmic challenges designed by Google engineers.
Organizer : Google
Prizes : Certificate
Eligibility : Anyone
Registration : Online
Deadline : Varies
Model United Nations
An educational simulation in which students can learn about diplomacy, international relations, and the United Nations.
Organizer : Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology
Prize : Certificate
Eligibility : Lower Six students
Registration : Contact school
Deadline : Before April
Science Quest
A project-based STEM competition for secondary school students.
Organizer : Rajiv Ghandhi Science Centre
Prizes : Cash prize
Eligibility : Secondary school students
Registration : Online
Deadline : Before May
MDX Robotics Competition
An annual robotics competition organised by Middlesex University for senior students.
Organizer : Middlesex University Mauritius
Prizes : Cash prize
Eligibility : Students who have recently completed or are currently doing their HSC/BAC/IB (awaiting to enter university)
Registration : Online
Deadline : Varies
Beamline For Schools (BL4S)
An international physics competition where students propose an experiment to be performed at a particle accelerator.
Organizer : The CERN & Society Foundation
Prizes : Two weeks at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, to carry out the proposed experiment at a testbeam facility, all costs covered.
Eligibility : Teams of at least 5 high-school students and at least 1 adult coach.
Registration : Pre-register online (You do not need to have an experiment idea already in order to pre-register)
Deadline : Before April
Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition
The "Chinese Bridge" competition provides a platform for students to demonstrate their Chinese learning achievements.
Organizer : Confucius Institute at University of Mauritius
Prizes : ?
Eligibility : Secondary and University students
Registration : Online
Deadline : Before June