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International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL)

Humanities
International Linguistics Olympiad Committee and the annual host country

Submission deadline (host country registration)approximate

July 24, 2027 (UTC)

An annual competition for secondary school students who use logic and pattern recognition to work out the grammar, structure or script of an unfamiliar language. Students qualify by placing well in their own country's national linguistics olympiad.

Registration

Format
In person
Age
13-19
Participation
Individual or team
Location
International
Entry fee
Free
Prize
Gold, silver or bronze medal for the individual round; team-round medals.

Timeline

  1. Submission deadline (host country registration)approximateJuly 24, 2027 (UTC) source

Country pathways

Real national qualifier pathways into this competition, where one exists.

United States official site
  1. North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition (NACLO)approximateJanuary 28, 2027 source
Visit the official site