Innovate for Good: Tackle Real-World Issues with the Ingenious+ Challenge

Ingenious+ is a national youth innovation challenge with a strong regional and community focus. The goal is to give students aged 14 to 18 the opportunity to innovate for good, and to share their strategies to address problems at home, across Canada, and around the world.

Are you passionate about generating solutions to Community, Canadian, and Global challenges?

Ingenious+ gives youth in Canada aged 14 to 18 the opportunity to innovate for good, and to share strategies for improving our world. Innovation is about doing something better to make an impact.

This includes improving upon a product, service, process, or creating something new that solves a problem or makes the world a better place. Tell us what you hope to solve or improve in your community or beyond, and you could receive financial support, learning opportunities and mentorship from leading Canadian innovators!

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.

Prize

• 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.

Key dates

Applications accepted October 17th 2023 to February 22nd 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PST.