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.
We’re on a worldwide search for our 14th cohort, comprised of early-stage startups looking to take their businesses to the next level.
Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Summer 2026 Batch funding cycle.
The 15th annual Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore their relationship to a changing world, and become advocates for positive change.
A Global Challenge transforming agrifood innovation.
The challenges facing agriculture and food systems have never been more urgent.
The theme selected for the 2026 competition is "Write a letter to a friend about why human connection matters in a digital world."
Asia’s deep tech startup pitching competition is back with its 9th edition!
Launch your deep tech startup onto the global stage at SLINGSHOT 2026, Singapore. Compete for over S$ 2 million in grants, connect with top investors, and showcase your innovation at SWITCH 2026
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200 is the flagship early-stage startup competition held at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, spotlighting the world’s most promising young companies.
UNEP has opened nominations for the 2026 Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour – this year focusing on leaders at the forefront of caring for the ocean, an ecosystem essential to life on Earth that is increasingly under strain.
For more than two decades, the Champions of the Earth awards have recognized trailblazers whose work has shaped environmental policy and practice around the world.
Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of early-career innovators, trailblazers, creators, and visionaries.
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.
The Falling Walls Global Call is an international competition format that brings together science enthusiasts from diverse backgrounds.
We celebrate emerging innovators and support those who seek collaboration and venture building opportunities. Ready to make an impact? Present your project at the 2026 Dubai Future Solutions - Prototypes for Humanity summit in Dubai, 15-19 November 2026
Electricity start-up accelerator.
The EY AI & Data Challenge Program was established to inspire and connect critical thinkers and make technology more accessible to all.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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