St. Gallen Symposium Global Ideas Competition 2027 (CHF 20,000 Prize & expenses-paid participation to the 56th St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland)

Application Deadline: 1 FEBRUARY 2027

Applications at the moment are open for the 2027 St. Gallen Symposium Global Ideas Competition. Compete in the Global Ideas Competition and qualify for an all-expenses-covered participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier alternative for cross-generational debates: The St. Gallen Symposium.

As a Leader of Tomorrow, you’ll be part of a novel world neighborhood that extends far past the Symposium. Be impressed by world-renowned audio system, problem your views, and contribute to the conversations shaping tomorrow.

Submission Type

• The Solution Brief is the core of your submission. In not more than 1,000 phrases, throughout 4 sections, you determine an actual drawback, again it with proof, suggest a partnership that might clear up it, and present how it could work. It’s assessed anonymously, the power of your argument and proof is what counts, not who wrote it.
• The Video Explainer is your second submission. Imagine you run into your dream speaker at the Symposium and pitch them your concept — you’ve three minutes.

Topic Question

What might we clear up, if we might agree?

Cooperation more and more comes with phrases, and people phrases decide what will get constructed and what’s left undone. They additionally govern the clock: what was as soon as a choice is now a negotiation. Somewhere, a solvable drawback stays unsolved as a result of the events can not agree.

Identify such an issue and suggest a novel association that may make fixing it simpler.

Eligibility

• Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (grasp stage or larger) in any area of study at a daily college
• Born in 1997 or later

Requirements

• Form: Solution Brief (max. 1000 phrases utilizing our template) + 3-minute Video-Explainer
• Individuality: Individual work anticipated, no group work allowed. The resolution transient should be written solely for this contest. The concept should be the creator’s personal.
• Citation: All sources should be cited and referred to the respective part in the essay. All contributions will probably be examined for plagiarism.
  Any auxiliary aids (AI, proofreading, structure/graphics providers, writing and translation packages, and so on.) are to be listed. All auxiliary aids and assets used should be absolutely and appropriately cited. Failure to acknowledge or reference any support will consequence in disqualification. Transparency and educational integrity are obligatory.
• Template:Download Template for the Solution Brief & Watch the Instruction Video

Application Procedure:

• Copy of passport or different identification (in English for non-Roman languages)
• Confirmation of matriculation/enrolment out of your college which proves your enrollment in a graduate/postgraduate stage programme as of 1 February 2027 (obtain pattern doc here)
• Your Solution Brief with no indication of your title in the file title, the file metadata or the file itself
• Your Video Explainer (max. 3 minutes)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the St. Gallen Symposium Global Ideas Competition