Olimpíada Nacional de Ciências (ONC)

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Olimpíada Nacional de Ciências (ONC) — organized by Sociedade Brasileira de Física (SBF), Associação Brasileira de Química (ABQ), Instituto Butantan, Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (SAB) and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), with support from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Inno Brazil 2026

Information

The Olimpíada Nacional de Ciências (ONC) is a national science olympiad for primary and secondary school students in Brazil, covering multiple areas of science. It is organized under the Programa Ciência na Escola by major Brazilian scientific institutions and universities. The competition runs through multiple phases (first and second phase exams), with national results and a ceremony awarding medals to top participants.

Benefits

Medals and national awards for medalists; certificates available via the ONC portal.

Eligibility

Students in primary (Ensino Fundamental) and secondary (Ensino Médio) school may participate; schools register to enter students.

Application

Schools register participants via the ONC registration portal (teachers register their school through the official application link).

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Opportunity Details

TypeOlympiad

OrganiserOlimpíada Nacional de Ciências (ONC) — organized by Sociedade Brasileira de Física (SBF), Associação Brasileira de Química (ABQ), Instituto Butantan, Sociedade Astronômica Brasileira (SAB) and Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), with support from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Inno

LocationBrazil

Dates August 27, 2026 – December 5, 2026

Study level Primary / Middle school, High school

Open toIntended for students in Brazil (Ensino Fundamental and Ensino Médio)

Open to all subjects Physics Chemistry