Saudi Students Submit Record 37,000 Research Projects to Ibdaa 2027

More than 37,000 student research projects have been submitted to the Research Track ‘Ibdaa’ of Saudi Arabia’s National Gifted Olympiad 2027, setting a new record for the competition.

The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) and the Ministry of Education said submissions reached 37,008, up from 34,321 last year. The increase of 2,687 projects represents growth of 7.83%, with entries submitted by male and female students from across the country.

The total is the highest recorded in the competition’s history and follows the previous edition, Ibdaa 2026, which received a Guinness World Records title.

Registered projects have now advanced to the electronic judging stage, which will run until November 16th. This will be followed by online judging interviews and the announcement of projects selected for central exhibitions in December, ahead of the National Gifted Olympiad finals in January 2027.

The programme is organised by Mawhiba in partnership with the Ministry of Education and is designed to identify and support gifted students, develop their scientific research and innovation skills, and prepare them to compete in international science olympiads and exhibitions.