{"id":10212,"date":"2026-08-28T02:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/?p=10212"},"modified":"2026-08-28T02:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:37:11","slug":"international-academic-research-competition-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/internshala.com\/competitions\/international-academic-research-competition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"International Academic Research Competition (IARCO) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc<strong>About the Event<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The International Academic Research Competition (IARCO) 2026 is a global research competition designed to help school and university students develop research skills, create research proposals, and showcase their ideas on an international platform. The competition focuses on nurturing young researchers through proposal submissions, expert evaluation, educational bootcamps, and final video presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2139\ufe0f <strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Edition: <\/strong>3rd International Academic Research Competition<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Organiser: <\/strong>Youth Research Journal (YRJ) \/ IARCO Global Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mode of Conduct:<\/strong> Online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competition Format:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants submit a research proposal in the qualification round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shortlisted finalists submit a research video pitch with presentation slides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final winners are selected based on evaluation of research quality and presentation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competition Categories:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Junior Category: Students from Class\/Grade 7\u201312 level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Category: University students, diploma students, graduate students, and higher education learners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcc5 <strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Final Registration Deadline:<\/strong> August 31, 2026 (23:59 EST)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Participant Bootcamp Access Begins: <\/strong>September 5, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Proposal Submission Deadline: <\/strong>September 30, 2026 (23:59 EST)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Qualification Round Results Announcement: <\/strong>October 8, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Video Pitch Submission Deadline: <\/strong>October 15, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Global Winners Announcement:<\/strong> October 25, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfaf <strong>Eligibility &amp; Rules<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eligibilty:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open to students from all countries.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants must be:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High school students (Junior Category), or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University\/college\/diploma-level students (Senior Category).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recent graduates who are not yet enrolled in university studies may also be eligible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants must register individually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research proposals must follow the official submission guidelines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only original research ideas and submissions are accepted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finalists must submit a 2.5\u20135 minute video presentation explaining their research proposal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-default\" style=\"background-color:#f0f0f0;color:#f0f0f0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 <strong>Benefits for the Participants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cash Prizes:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winners receive cash rewards across competition categories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Certificates:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finalists receive rank-based achievement certificates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Participants receive score-based participation certificates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scholarships &amp; 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