iGeo Qualification Guidelines
A country can apply to send a team of up to four students and two team leaders. To be eligible to participate, students must be:
selected through a national geography competition of the country they represent (see links below);
enrolled in the school system of that country, but do not necessarily have to be citizens of that country;
enrolled in secondary school, or have finished school in the year of the Olympiad and not yet commenced regular education at the tertiary level as of the 30 June of the year that the Olympiad takes place;
between 16 and 19 years old (inclusive) on 1 August of the year that the Olympiad takes place;
able to answer test questions in the official language of the Olympiad, which is English.
A student may participate in an Olympiad no more than twice. Students who participate more than once must qualify for selection each time through their national competition.
