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Dublin and San Francisco-headquartered financial services company Stripe has become the title sponsor of the island-wide Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (YSTE), succeeding BT Ireland after its 25-year custodianship of the event.
Since its inception in 1965, the YSTE has historically involved students aged 12–19 from schools and colleges across Ireland developing and showcasing bold, original science and technology projects.
The initiative boasts a total prize fund of €50,000, including a top award of €7,500, and winners of the Stripe Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year 2026 will represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS), a competition where Ireland has won first place 17 times in the past 35 years.
Stripe is building programmable financial services for businesses. Millions of companies globally use it to accept payments online and in person, embed financial services, power custom revenue models, and build a more profitable business.
Stripe processes more than $1.4 trillion of payments annually, equivalent to 1.3% of global GDP, and through its scale and investments in R&D, particularly artificial intelligence and stablecoins, Stripe accelerates the utility of frontier technology in Ireland and across the global economy.
The appointment of Stripe as headline sponsor comes 20 years after its co-founders Patrick and John Collison competed at the 2005 YSTE, where Patrick was crowned the overall winner and John took home a category award.
As title sponsors, Stripe says it will preserve YSTE’s proven formula and maintain popular initiatives introduced by BT, including the Primary Science Fair, Business Bootcamp, accommodation grants, and meal vouchers.
In partnership with the YSTE board, Stripe plans to enhance the exhibition for the next generation of scientists and technologists, with more guidance and inspiration for students preparing their projects, additional resources for teachers, and new ways for alumni to connect and collaborate.
Alongside favourite exhibits from prior years, Stripe YSTE 2026 will feature fresh installations showcasing cutting-edge technology like AI, along with books that have inspired ideas to improve the world.
Schools for Northern Ireland are again expected to be prominently involved in the initiative, in which applications will close at 5pm on September 26.
To enter, students simply need to complete an online application at www.stripeyste.com and submit a one-page proposal outlining their idea. Finalists will be announced at the end of October, with their projects showcased at the exhibition in January.
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