2026 InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians

InterswitchSPAK is the biggest Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition in Nigeria. This competition is built for young innovators. This Competition is for Secondary School Students in Nigeria. 

• Table of Content
• About Interswitch Group Business
• InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians
• Aim and Benefits of InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians
• Requirements for InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Interswitch Group Business

Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organisations on a timely and consistent basis.  The company started operations in 2002 as a transaction switching and electronic payments processing company that builds and manages payment infrastructure as well as deliver innovative payment products and transactional services throughout the African continent. Today, Interswitch is at the forefront of creating intuitive ways to pay and transac...&am... continue reading

InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians

Aim and Benefits of InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians

• 1st Prize: N15M Scholarship
• 2nd Prize: N10M Scholarship
• 3rd Prize: N5M Scholarship
• 4th-9th Prizes: N500,000 Each

Requirements for InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians Qualification

This competition is only open to Year 11 (SS2) students aged 14-17

Interview date, Process and Venue for InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition for Nigerians

• Registration of your students is open till 11:59pm, Friday, 22nd May 2026 and it is FREE.
• Schools are now allowed to register up to Twenty (20) SS2 Science Students each
• You don’t need to travel to write the qualifying examination. The Examination is fully online and can be written in your school, home or any convenient space.
• Online CBT exams will be held from Tuesday, 9th to 16th June 2026, from 8am to 5pm daily. You have the chance to choose the day and time that best suits you to write the examination, and you have two (2) trials.

Mixed schools are required to register at least two (2) female students among the twenty (20) students registered.

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Application Deadline

How to Apply

To participate, register Here

The competition introduces a two-way registration system

• Individual Registration: Parents/Guardians may register their children/students directly on the platform. This option is designed for home-schooled students or those whose schools may not be participating in the competition.
• School Registration: Each schools is required to register a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of twenty (20) SS2 science students.

To enhance your chances of qualifying for the second round of the competition, each School is required to present their BEST ten (20) science students in (SS2 students), irrespective of religion, tribe or state of origin.

Mixed-schools are required to have at least two female students-amongst the 20 that would represent them.

The first Part: All the registered candidates on the platform based on the time and date specified by the organizer, are expected to participate in this round of the competition.

The second part: After the first round examination, all students who score 75% and above will proceed to the second stage of the online qualifying examination. The best 81 students from this stage will then proceed to the Stage Two (TV Quiz show) of the competition.

a. The examination will happen within 5days (8hours per day). Students can choose any day and time within the five (5) days allocated for the examination.

b. Each student on the platform will have a 5 minute demo session to get acquainted with the platform before taking the test.

c. All registered students will have 2 chances of writing the CBT and the system will pick the better of the two scores.

For more details, visit InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition webpage