Cambridge, MA. June 3, 2026. Lumiere Education, a global research and education program for students, today announced the winners of its 2026 Spring Junior Scholars Essay Contest, the program's essay competition for middle school students. The contest drew more than 500 submissions from students in 48 countries this spring. The Junior Scholars Essay Contest invites middle school students worldwide to write original, research-driven essays across a range of academic prompts. Entries are judged...

Cambridge, MA. June 3, 2026. Lumiere Education, a global research and education program for high school students, today announced the winners of its 2026 Spring Lumiere Scholars Essay Award. The competition drew more than 2,100 submissions from students in 104 countries and 1,774 institutions. The Lumiere Scholars Essay Award invites high school students worldwide to write original, research-based argumentative essays across five academic prompts. Entries are judged on the depth of research,...

Hundreds of blinking eyes stared at me as I waited for the final students to trickle into the Zoom room. Every cohort at Lumiere begins...