The Stripe Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (formerly the BT Young Scientist) is Ireland's biggest school science competition, held every year in Dublin.

The winners are often kids whose parents happen to be experts in some domain.

There are certainly some genuinely bright kids in the mix, but it feels a bit unfair on those who don't have parents "helping" them.

ref past winners:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Scientist_and_Technology...