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A Horizon Labs Competition

IRPO

An olympiad that applies your programming and research knowledge.

The International Research and Programming Olympiad (IRPO) demonstrates your knowledge within programming and scientific research through a set scientific field being chosen every year through problems involving programming and the field.


Register for the Pilot

Builds on skills from

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Partners

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Event Format

Registration

December 2024 - February 2025

The introduction of the competition and theme, which is Physics! You will also be able to register for the Pilot.

Opens

March 2025

The beginning of the competition, where exams are conducted over the span of a week for those who had registered.

Invitationals

April 2025

The top 10% of students advance to the Invitiationals, where another set of exams are conducted.

Grand Finals

May 2025 - June 2025

The top 10% of students from the Invitationals advance to the Grand Finals, where they will need to conduct and write a research paper within Physics.

Best part of all, it is completely free!

IRPO is supported by Horizon Labs, our partners, and the charitable donations of the public. It leads to no costs to you for participating in the Olympiad.

Register for the Pilot