Non-Trivial runs a highly selective online program helping ambitious 14 - 19 year old students build the research skills and experience they need to tackle humanity’s most pressing challenges. In the four-week March - April Research Foundations Program you'll learn the essentials of impactful research and choose a problem you could tackle. Students selected for the Summer Research Fellowship will then spend eight weeks bringing their project to fruition.
Deadlines: Early-bird (best chance at early acceptance) November 15, by December 15 for priority consideration, or by January 4 at the latest.
This year for Fellows: $1,000 project grants for tools, compute, and income you'd give up to focus on your research plus $75,000+ in scholarships and prizes awarded across the cohort.
Competition Process
Judging Criteria
Please find past winning submissions here: https://www.non-trivial.org/winnersParticipate
Website: https://www.non-trivial.org/
Managing Organization: Non-Trivial
Eligibility:
15-19, English fluency, and pre-university
15-19, English fluency, and pre-university
Registration Dates
November 1, 2025
12:01am PDT
Registration Opens
January 12, 2026
12:01am PST