BT Young Scientist

Who can get involved?

The competition is open to second level students from Ireland, north and south, who are aged between 12 and 19 years on 31st October.

You can enter your project as an individual or share the work as a group entry.

A group is defined as comprising of no more than three people from the same school and the same age grouping. To give everybody an equal chance of winning, there are three age groups in which to enter:

Age Groups
Junior 1st & 2nd Year
Intermediate 3rd & 4th Year (junior and transition years)
Senior 5th and 6th Year

Information for students

Feb 09
2026
Mock Exams & House Exams for all non-exam years
Feb 16
2026
School closes for Mid-Term.
Feb 23
2026
School Reopens
Mar 16
2026
School Closed
Elphin, Co. Roscommon.
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Galway & Roscommon Educational Training Board
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