Competition
Bennington Young Scientists Awards
Bennington College
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 1 November 2026, 10 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- a secondary school student in grades 9 to 12; students who have already finished secondary school cannot enter
- Where
- Remote. Online, from anywhere
A free worldwide competition for secondary school students in grades 9 to 12 to submit a visual piece on the natural sciences, with cash prizes up to 2,000 USD and tuition scholarships at Bennington for winners who enrol.
The facts
- What you get
- Per category: 2,000 USD first, 1,000 USD second, 500 USD third, 250 USD distinguished; winners who enrol at Bennington get tuition scholarships
- Where
- Online, from anywhere
- How long
- One entry; winners announced in spring
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- a secondary school student in grades 9 to 12; students who have already finished secondary school cannot enter
- a sponsoring teacher or mentor must approve the entry; grade 12 entrants first submit a free Common App or Coalition application to Bennington
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: “Up to five images or PDFs and an optional text of up to 500 words”
2. Dates
- Closes 1 November 2026, in 10 days.
- Aim to send it by 29 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on Bennington College's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at Bennington College's own website on 3 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.