- Grant Amount –$3,000–$15,000
- Deadline – July 31, 2025
- CLICK HERE TO APPLY
If you’re a young founder (18-30 years) leading a project or startup with a focus on social impact – their $15,000 Global Innovation Challenge is for you.
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Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to give young impact founders a platform; providing project funding, unique leadership learning, and exclusive exposure through some of the world’s biggest brands.
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Goals
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well Being
- Quality Education
- Gender Equality
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Affordable and Clean Energy
- Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Reduced Inequalities
- Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Responsible Consumption and Production
- Climate Action
- Life below Water
- Life on Land
- Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
- Partnerships for the Goals
Benefits
- Mentorship opportunities
- Peer support
- Continued access to competition resources
- Potential future funding opportunities
Funding Information
- Multiple grant awards available from $3,000 to $15,000 USD.
Eligibility:
- Age Requirements:
- The Global Innovation Challenge is exclusively open to individuals who:
- Are between 18 and 30 years old on or before the submission deadline
- Can provide official government-issued identification to verify age
- Represent the primary driving force behind their project’s development
- The Global Innovation Challenge is exclusively open to individuals who:
- Leadership by Young People:
- Entrants must be able to demonstrate that young people hold a majority stake (51% or more) in the group or startup behind the project, and that clear decision-making authority is held by individuals in the eligible age range.
- Special Provisions for Organizational Projects Subdivisions of larger nonprofits or businesses are eligible only if:
- Young founders have complete autonomy
- The project has distinct operational independence
- Leadership and strategic direction are primarily youth-driven
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