This year's theme is 'Vision', there are two competitions: for 21s and under, and for those over

300 word limit for your stories with opportunity for publication

We offer 10 applicants the opportunity to win a 100% scholarship to participate on an Immerse summer programme, while Runners-up will get a 70% scholarship

An essay competition open to students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. The first prize is £250, and there may also be a second prize of £150

Designed to give students the opportunity to develop and showcase their independent study and writing skills - the type of work they might be expected to do at Cambridge. OPEN TO STUDENTS IN THE UK ONLY

Create poetry or an essay (optionally accompanied with a photograph) about why we need nature and vice versa with a person from a different generation

Open to all students with an interest in how language works regardless of the specific subjects they are currently studying at A-Level (or similar qualification)

Submit fiction stories that are exactly 101 words for the chance to be selected for an anthology

A great way to get your short story collection, poetry collection or novel seen

Prizes worth up to £300 each, for essays on classical reception or influence submitted by pupils - you do not need to be studying Latin or Greek to apply

An essay contest open to students who are considered visually impaired according to their national guidelines. One grand prize winner will receive an award and US $5000

An esteemed essay competition with categories of Philosophy, Economics, Politics, Law, Theology, and much more, as well as a Junior category

The world's oldest international schools' writing competition and is very highly regarded by educational institutions around the world, but YOU MUST BE A CITIZEN OF A COMMONWEALTH COUNTRY

A monthly flash fiction competition with a new prompt each time

Submit your own book - the winning manuscript will be published by Stone Soup as a standalone book, plus other prizes available

An annual Oxford History Essay Competition which you can choose your question for

Write an essay (could be about your own animal welfare project), or make a video responding to a selection of prompts involving the animal welfare movement.

An annual student Essay Contest to foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen's work

Run by Cambridge University, submit an essay responding a Politics and International Studies question from this year's selection