Bridging cultures through competition and discovery
Founded in 2024, Luminas runs international academic competitions that give students the tools to succeed on the global stage.
At Luminas, our mission is clear: To empower the next generation through international competitions and educational opportunities. We strive to bridge cultures, inspire innovation, and provide young students with the tools they need to succeed on the global stage.
Today, that includes the International Logic Olympiad and USSEO. It also means building toward the next competition, and the one after that, wherever we find a field worth giving students a global stage for.
Luminas builds international academic competitions that give students a rigorous, merit-based stage to develop skills that mainstream K-12 education often overlooks.
We want every Luminas competition to become the reference point in its field. We measure our growth by how many fields have a competition like this, not by how large any single one becomes.
Academic rigor
Each competition is built with an academic or institutional partner.
Merit-based access
A student's chance to compete depends on skill. We work to keep cost and circumstance from deciding who gets a fair shot.
Global reach
Luminas competitions run across 100+ countries, open to any student regardless of school or resources.
Luminas Inc. founded in Delaware; the International Logic Olympiad (ILO) launches in collaboration with Stanford University
USSEO launches first competition in partnership with NYU Tandon School of Engineering
ILO Junior division expansion; 7,300+ students impacted to date.
Luminas Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization registered in the United States (EIN: 99-1053756). Contributions to Luminas are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by law.