Deadline:
June 05, 2026
Location(s)
Online Worldwide
Overview
Join a global community for entrepreneurship and innovation. Develop ideas and solutions for today’s challenges together with like-minded people.
At the Entrepreneurship Campus, ideas turn into real change.
Details
What is the CEC and How does it work?
The Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC) is aimed especially at young entrepreneurs and empowers them to develop ideas for a more peaceful and sustainable world. Participants are encouraged to create ideas with social impact and to actively contribute to one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which address the key social, economic, environmental, and health challenges of our time. Entrepreneurs from age 13 and up are invited to submit their ideas and become part of an international community.
The competition runs in three phases:
- Idea Submission & Entrepreneurial Design: Submit a short pitch, have it reviewed against the competition criteria, complete the courses, and fill out the Entrepreneurial Design Canvas (EDC).
- Voting: All ideas are published, and participants can gather votes while supporting each other.
- Jury Decision: The ten submissions with the most votes are evaluated by an expert jury and the winners are selected.
The Entrepreneurship Campus now connects members from 141 nations, encouraging discussion, networking, feedback, and peer support. The CEC has been held annually since 2014.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Who Can Enter
Anyone who is 13 years old and over with an innovative idea for an enterprise which contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and everyone from 13 years up who is operating such an enterprise in the form of a business, a non-profit organization or an informal program.
Anyone who is able to submit their entry in English.
Depending on your age, you either take part in the Youth (13 – 29 years old) or the Adult (from 30 years up) category.
Please read the Privacy Statement attentively and thoroughly. By participating in the competition you confirm that you have read and understood the privacy statement and that you adhere to it.
Dates
Deadline: June 05, 2026
Cost/funding for participants
There are no cash prizes, scholarships or other financial resources in the CEC. You gain knowledge, contacts, a business plan in the form of our Entrepreneurial Design (as long as you complete it conscientiously) and an official certificate from Stiftung Entrepreneurship (Foundation Entrepreneurship) on the completion of the Entrepreneurship courses and the placement in the Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
