Best student competitions
Competitions are very interesting opportunities. They are hosted by organizations or companies and require some kind of contribution. Students compete with their ideas, photos, essays, or other projects, in order to win awards. Some competitions award money as well as other interesting prizes, like conference trips, airplane tickets, internships, and even job offers.
This program, in partnership with The Ohio State University, focuses on novel software solutions to pressing global issues experienced by every world citizen.
We are big on passion. We want our founders to be passionate about their startups. We want our Managing Directors and mentors to be passionate about the companies in the class.
We are focused on supporting startups working within Climate Tech, Clean Tech, and Energy Efficiency, such as; energy distribution, smart grids, and wind energy.
Techstars' Flagship Healthcare Accelerator supports innovative entrepreneurs creating game-changing solutions at the intersection of health, tech, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on transforming healthcare by improving patient care, access, affordability, and quality.
The accelerator, which runs in partnership with the United States Space Force and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is focused on the next generation of space technology companies from adjacent industries (i.e., automotive, agriculture, energy, mining, finance, and manufacturing) that seek access to the aerospace industry as a primary go-to-market channel, and technologies that can be applied commercially into the space and aerospace sectors (i.e., autonomy, robotics, etc).
The annual ISC3 Innovation Challenge is thematically oriented along a once-per-year selected focus topic.
FLOW's Rocket Fund is a granting pool that helps academic and garage innovators turn their technologies into commercial realities through financial support and entrepreneurial education.
An educational science competition open to students from around the world: Unleash your astronomy skills and expand your knowledge through diverse problems that explore the universe. Win awards and telescopes signed by Nobel Prize laureates!
The Innovation World Cup®, the world’s leading competition for IoT, Wearables and DeepTech start-ups & scale-ups, is welcoming international techpreneurs to make their innovations visible to the world and create valuable business connections.Revolutionize various industries such as Industrial, Energy, Mobility, Security, City, Agriculture, Home, Lifestyle, and Sports.
It may not be obvious at first, but taking part in a competition can be a life-changing experience. It requires a lot of hard work, but it pays off later! You test your skills and knowledge in practical, real-world scenarios, which is so valuable to your future success.
Under the Patronage of HE Sheikh Nahyan Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, Abu Dhabi University is organizing and hosting the 13th Undergraduate Research and Innovation Competition (URIC) on Thursday, 21st May 2026
The Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge is a remarkable opportunity tailor-made for student social entrepreneurs who are shaping the future with their innovative ventures.
Compete for $75,000+ and a chance to network with Global players from around the World!
APL is a programming language that will change the way you think about solving problems. You don’t need to know any APL or programming at all to participate in this challenge; the question texts will teach you everything you need to know to progress.
The Founder Institute is the world's most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses.
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters across 185+ cities and alumni companies that have raised over $950M in funding.
If you are looking for visibility, investment or new customers, South Summit is the place to be!
Any startup from any country, industry or development stage can apply to the Startup Competition.
Empowering women and girls plays a critical role in accelerating economic growth and promoting sustainable development.
Startups – innovate to build the industry of the future!
The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Competition Advocacy Contest.
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis and professional ethics.
Young economists can play an important role in shaping the future of Europe. Every year we recognise this through the Young Economist Prize, a research competition that offers talented students the chance to share their fresh perspectives on today’s challenges.
Under the leadership of Ambassador Thomas Greminger, Executive Director of the GCSP, the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security was initiated by Professor Nayef Al-Rodhan, Director of the Geopolitics and Global Futures Department, and Ms Anne-Caroline Pissis Martel, Director of the Global Fellowship Initiative and Creative Spark.
Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Spring 2026 Batch funding cycle.
We highly recommend you participate in as many student competitions as possible. You can even use some of those activities as professional experiences on your resume, regardless if you won or were a short-listed participant. Imagine adding to your resume the info that you participated in student competitions organized by Google, Daimler, or Schneider Electric!
This sector-agnostic program is committed to advancing world-class startups focused on emerging technologies across industries including Deeptech, Fintech, Cleantech, and Climatetech.
Yope Foudnation provides funding, education and mentoring to young innovators who are solving the world’s most important problems. The goal is to help you build the foundation you need to become a world changing company.
43North offers an opportunity to scale your business with funding and an immersive accelerator program like no other.
The 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship, proudly sponsored by Microsoft, will be held on July 26 - 29, 2026, in Anaheim, California. Interested in competing? Connect with your country's representative today.
Empowering female founders across Europe.
The DMA Talent Marketing Challenge gives aspiring marketers a taste of what it's like to work on a real-life marketing brief, plus invaluable experience that you can add to your CV and talk to future employers about.
A highlight at the annual Global Wellness Summit (GWS), the Shark Tank of Wellness global student competition gives three university students a life-changing opportunity to network with the top visionaries and business leaders in wellness.
THE ULTIMATE INNOVATION COMPETITION IS BACK! #Students from everywhere, every major, it is your time to play the ultimate innovation game by L'Oréal. Your exciting challenge this year? Invent the beauty shopping experience through entertainment.
In order to find and scale the best ideas to the most intractable issues of our time, we launch open innovation challenges. We built a research-backed platform and a proven methodology that seeks tech-based solutions from anyone, anywhere in the world.
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