Since 2020, we have…
🌐 Run networking events, and workshops, creating a growing community of young innovators
🍁 Engaged 1200+ diverse youth from all across Canada, making local and global impacts
💪 Given out $120,000+ in prizes to 72 youth-led teams, including up to $10,000 as our grand prize
👩🏫 Connected youth to world-class mentors to grow their ideas and share them to the world
Our Mission
💡 Put resources into your hands
Our summer contest awards prizes between $500 to $10,000, spread out across 40+ teams each year, alongside workshops and mentorship support
🤝 Stimulate collaboration
We believe in diverse youth working together for good, for diversity sparks creativity, creativity fuels innovation, and innovation makes impact
🔑 Increase equity and access in the youth innovation space
We want everyone to see themselves as authors of change, so if you face any barriers to participating, chat with us about our equity-related supports!
The Competition
Prep
Check out our educational opportunities, from a podcast series, workshops, networking and more
Round 1
Submit a 1-3 page pitch for your organization or project making social and/ or environmental impact
Round 2
The Top 40 teams will be awarded $1,000, paired with a mentor and asked to present a video pitch
Round 3
Finals for our Top 10 teams, with a live pitching event where you can win up to $10,000 🏆
Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for Canadian-based youth (international students included) between ages 16–25, ready to build something new to make the world better. Examples:
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Community projects, social campaigns or non-profit ideas making social and/ or environmental impact
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Businesses, products or services that are linked to sustainable development goals and aiming for good
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Teams and people who want to make an impact on a local scale, a global scale, or anything in-between
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ANY young person looking to make change. Only early stage concepts are eligible to compete, but we want more experienced youth joining as mentors, judges, podcast guests and more!
Competition Timeline
June
27th
July
22nd
July
30th
August
11th
August
25th
Applications open
Round 1
applications due
Round 1
winners
announced
Round 2
videos due
Grand
Finals!
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