Co-host · the STEM voice
STEMise
An international youth-led nonprofit running free global STEM competitions and hackathons, and supporting student-led chapters in their own communities.
§00 — GYSPC 2026–27
Science asks what we can do what we should do.
The Global Youth Science & Policy Competition is a global contest for students who can research a scientific question and argue what society should do about it.
GLOBAL · HYBRID · 4 TRACKS · REGISTRATION OPENS OCT 2026
Registration opens October 2026 · link TBARead the tracks
Hosted bySTEMise×
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Section 01: The Premise
Most competitions ask you to pick a side: the lab or the debate hall.
GYSPC asks for both. Entrants research a real scientific or technological issue, then propose a policy response to it.
Both halves are judged — the rigour of the evidence and the judgement of the proposal.
Science tells us what we can do. Policy decides what we should. GYSPC asks students to do both.
- 01EvidenceResearch the science or technology.
- 02DeliberationWeigh who gains and who bears the risk.
- 03ProposalWrite a policy response.
- 04ChangeArgue for what should happen next.
Section 02: Tracks
4 tracks1
Track 01
AI & Digital Society
Topics: deepfakes / AI in education / algorithmic bias / youth AI protections
When a machine can fake a face, who is responsible for the truth?
Related UN SDGs2
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Track 02
Bioethics & Health
Topics: genetic engineering / neurotechnology / health-data privacy
If we can edit life, who gets to write the rules?
Related UN SDGs2
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Track 03
Climate & Environmental Technology
Topics: geoengineering / carbon removal / climate adaptation
Who consents to engineering the sky?
Related UN SDGs2
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 13: Climate Action
Track 04
Future Society
Topics: automation / inequality / smart cities / surveillance
Who is the smart city smart for?
Related UN SDGs2
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
1 One winner is selected per track.
2 SDG links are thematic. GYSPC is an independent student competition, not affiliated with the United Nations.
Section 03: Format
Stage 1
Online Preliminary
- Where
- Online
- What happens
- What happens: to be announced
- Who advances
- Who advances: to be announced
Stage 2
In-person Final
- Where
- In person (offsite)
- Venue
- Venue: to be announced
- When
- February 2027
Section 04: Timeline
2026–27 cycle
- October 2026Registration opens← next(next up)
- December 2026Registration closes
- date: to be announcedSubmission deadline
- Late December 2026 – late January 2027Judging period
- February 2027exact date: to be announcedFinals day
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Section 05: Who Can Enter
Eligibility
- Age / grade
- Age / grade: to be announced
- Team size
- Team size: to be announced
What you submit
- Format
- Format: to be announced
- Length
- Length: to be announced
- Deadline
- Deadline: to be announced
Section 06: Judging & Prizes
A. Judging criteria
criteria: to be announced
Both halves are scored: the science and the policy.
B. Prizes
prizes: to be announced
Section 07: Hosts
Co-host · the ethics & policy voice
Interscholastic Ethics Society
A student-led organization dedicated to ethical discourse and civic engagement — founded in Korea in 2023, it turns dialogue into service through ethics forums, debate, policy advocacy and community service.
Section 08: Executives
Competition Directors대회 공동운영위원장
Ryan Ahn
Founder & Executive Director
STEMise
GYSPC
- Competition Director대회 공동운영위원장
- Tech Department
Joseph Kang
Vice Chairman
IES Global Foundation
GYSPC
- Competition Director대회 공동운영위원장
Executive Team
Sean Jiho Han
President
IES Global Foundation
GYSPC
- Deputy Executive Director부운영위원장
Ryan Cha
President
IES Korea
GYSPC
- Logistics Department운영기획본부장
Jaehoo Lee
Business Analyst
IES Global Foundation
GYSPC
- Public Relations Department대외협력홍보본부장
Section 09: Questions
Q01Who can participate?
answer: to be announced
Q02Can I enter as a team?
answer: to be announced
Q03Is there a fee?
answer: to be announced
Q04What do I need to submit?
answer: to be announced
Q05Where is the final held?
answer: to be announced
Q06Can I enter more than one track?
answer: to be announced
§10
The future needs people who can read both the data and the room.
Registration opens October 2026 · link TBA
Contact email: to be announced