Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026 (up to $15,000) – YOA

Deadline: August 31, 2026

Applications are open for the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge 2026. The Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to give younger affect founders a platform; offering grant funding awards, connection to a world group of excessive performing younger leaders, and unique publicity by a few of the world’s largest manufacturers.

If you’re a younger founder (aged 18-30 years) main a mission or startup already delivering social affect on the bottom – the Global Innovation Challenge 2026 is for you.

Benefits

• Grant Funding Awards: Multiple awards of up to $15,000 USD for genuinely youth-led, up-and-working tasks and startups.
• Free Founder Support: They assist you construct a powerful application earlier than you submit. Free studying sources can be found from the second you register, alongside connection to a world group of younger social leaders such as you.
• Your Opportunities Gateway: Your journey with us doesn’t finish with the competitors. As you progress, you’ll unlock incremental entry to alternatives together with paid work, fellowships, networking and studying experiences!

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply your social startup have to be:

• 100% Youth-led – Founders main the startup or mission have to be between 18 and 30 years outdated on the time of submission and have clear choice making authority.
• Impact Focused – Startups and tasks should deal with a clearly outlined social or environmental challenge and should already be delivering some measurable social outputs and affect.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge.