International Philosophy Olympiad

The International Philosophy Olympiad is an annual international competition in philosophical essay writing and related activities. National teams or individual participants compete and are awarded medals and honourable mentions. The event is held in a different host country each year and publishes topics and competition materials online.

Gold, Silver and Bronze medals and honourable mentions awarded to participants.

Open to high school students from any country who are enrolled in high school at the time of the competition (or, in countries where the school year ends in December, enrolled in the year prior); maximum age limit is 20 years. Participation is only through national delegations (one or two students per country, except host country up to ten).

Students qualify via a national-level competition organized by a national philosophical society or approved national procedure; contact your national IPO delegation leader or the IPO Executive Board (board.ipo@gmail.com) if no delegation exists.