WHAT IS IYPT ?

The IYPT stands for the International Young Physicists’ Tournament.

It’s a prestigious global competition where high school students work in teams to research, experiment, and debate complex physics problems.

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CURRENT TOURNAMENT

Dates of the 39th IYPT in Zurich, Switzerland:

5th of July to the 12th of July 2026

Dates of the IOC meeting:

12th to the 14th of July 2026

 

REGISTRATION FEES

Early Fee
(by Apr 15)		 Regular Fee
(after Apr 15)
New Teams* or Host Teams** 2 400 EUR 2 700 EUR
Other Teams 3 100 EUR 3 400 EUR

* A New Team is a team that has participated no more than once in the IYPT in the past 3 years.
** A Host Team is a team that has organized the IYPT within the past 25 years or is scheduled to host it within the next 3 years.

 

OTHER FEES

Visitor Fee: 1 600 EUR

First-Time Juror Fee: 500 EUR

 

NEXT DEADLINES

Second Round of Juror Applications Open

We are pleased to announce that a second round of applications for jurors for IYPT 2026 is now open. Applications are open until 15 April 2026 Please note that financial support is not available in this round.

 

All visitors, IOC members, and potential jurors must be registered by May 15th.

All team members and team leaders must be registered by May 25th.

Recent News

Problems for IYPT 2026 have been published.

 

Alumni

For more information about the IYPT Alumni, CLICK HERE.

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