Student innovators from across Ireland are being encouraged to get their applications in for the first Stripe-sponsored Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (YSTE) before the deadline of 5pm on Friday, 26 September. The total prize fund for the event is €50,000, which includes a top award of €7,500 for the winners of the Stripe Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year Award. The annual sci-tech competition, which secured Stripe as the title sponsor in May, will take place at the RDS in Dublin from 7-10 January 2026. Stripe co-founders Patrick and John Collison have a personal connection to YSTE, as both brothers previously competed before they went on to establish the highly successful fintech. “With just weeks to go until the deadline, I would encourage all young people with a passion for STEM to seize this opportunity.