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Olympiad & STEM competition support
Curated competition options, team placement, preparation structure and documented participation.
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The six-month programme.
A complete scholar profile development package: competitions, supervised research, integrity training, faculty review and a verified portfolio — with the safeguards that make each of them mean something.
The scholar pathway
Four stages, in order.
The sequence matters: you cannot verify work that has not been contributed, and you cannot showcase a record that has not been verified.
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Compete
Two to three suitable team-based STEM competitions are selected with the student, with structured preparation and team placement. Participation, role and result are documented as they happen.
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Contribute
The student joins an active research project and takes on genuine tasks matched to ability and to what the project needs — literature review, data preparation, analysis or writing.
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Verify
Evidence is recorded in the Scholar Passport: a contribution ledger, the research-ethics credential, and faculty progress reviews at milestone points.
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Showcase
Completed work is presented through the verified portfolio, a public repository, and MeritForge scholar showcases held monthly and annually.
Included in the six-month programme
Eight inclusions. Each one leaves a record.
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Active research project integration
Students contribute to genuine research tasks matched to ability and to project needs — not observer seats.
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Merit-based authorship review
Authorship is considered only where the student’s contribution satisfies appropriate authorship criteria.
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Research ethics & integrity certificate
Mandatory integrity training delivered through PaperSleuthBD-supported protocols, completed before any publication-related recognition.
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Verified digital progress report
Faculty and academic reviewers document skills, progress and milestone-based development across the six months.
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Verified project portfolio
Projects, GitHub, posters, presentations, competition evidence and certifications gathered in one profile.
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Faculty evaluation & earned recommendation
A recommendation is provided when sustained engagement gives faculty a genuine basis for endorsement — and withheld when it does not.
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Scholar showcases
Monthly and annual opportunities to present projects, research posters and competition work to an audience.
Who this is for
High-school students who intend to apply abroad, and want a profile that holds up to reading.
The programme suits a student who can commit across six months rather than a single holiday, and who is willing to be assessed. Prior competition experience is not required. Willingness to be told your contribution was not yet enough for authorship is.
What the six months ask of you
Consistent weekly contributionResearch tasks are logged by what was completed. Gaps show in the ledger.
Ethics training before publication creditNon-negotiable, and completed early rather than at the end.
Openness to faculty reviewMilestone assessments record growth honestly, including where it did not happen.
Work you are willing to showShowcases and public repositories are part of the pathway, not an optional extra.
Next step
See what the record looks like.
The verification layer is where the programme either earns its fee or does not.