Eligibility: The Global Health Innovation Challenge II welcomes participants individually or in teams, with support provided for team formation. Entry requires only an entrepreneurial spirit, as necessary training is provided. There are no geographical restrictions, allowing global participation.

Deadline: May 25, 2024

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Eligibility:

• Team composition: Each team must have 2-4 student members and a faculty/administrator mentor from the same college.

• Student eligibility: Students must be seeking a two-year degree in the U.S. or its territories, be at least 18 years old by March 30, 2024, be U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents, and be in good academic standing.

• Bootcamp attendance: Finalist teams must attend the Innovation Boot Camp in Washington, D.C., from June 10-13, 2024. Travel support will be provided.

• Other restrictions: Teams cannot consist of members from multiple institutions, submit their innovation to other competitions, or have past finalists/winners on the team (except for mentors). Employees, contractors, officers, or judges of the sponsoring organizations are also not eligible.

  
  Prizes: Additional cash awards – awards are made to each first, second, and third place team member in the following amounts:

• First place: $3,000

• Second place: $2,000

• Third place: $1,000
  
  Deadline: April 2, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PDT
  
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Eligibility:
Between 18-34 years of age at the time of registration (i.e., as of December 8, 2023), and citizens of low- and middle-income countries, as defined by the World Bank. The challenge is open to students, entrepreneurs, technologists, and other engaged citizens.

Deadline: Feb 23, 2024

Eligibility: Have parental or legal guardian permission to participate.

• You and your team members must be 14 to 18 years old:

  • having reached your 14th birthday and not yet reached your 19th birthday at time of entry.

• Your innovation project must be led and created by youth living in Canada.
  

  Prizes: Young innovators will be chosen from around Canada to each receive a $1,000 cash award plus mentorship.

• Innovators can opt in to be considered for the national awards where 5 youth innovators will be selected to receive:

  • Cash awards: $10,000

  • Customized mentorship from leading Canadian innovators.
    
    Deadline: Applications accepted October 17th 2023 to February 22nd 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST.
    
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Eligibility:
• Applicant organizations must be registered as nonprofit entities under local law. For example, for U.S. entities, applicants need to be tax-exempt public charities as per Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

• Applicants must be able to submit their most recent externally audited financial statements, including auditor’s notes, covering some part of calendar year 2022 or a subsequent year.
• Applicant’s proposed program must align with the Foundation’s mission of supporting low-income communities as defined by local standards and definitions.
• Applicant’s proposed program must impact one or more of the target geographies (see Q1).

Prizes:
The Foundation plans to award 24-month grants of $500,000 (USD) to 50 community organizations working in select communities where Citi has a presence.

Deadline: s 12 p.m. New York time (Eastern Time) on February 13, 2024

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Eligibility: Anyone over age 18
Anywhere in the world
We are in interested in all submissions from idea stage to advanced stage start-ups

Prizes: 1 Grand Prize
1 Runner-up Prize
Sponsor Award --selected and presented solely by one major sponsor

Deadline: January 12th, 2024 11:59pm