Contests Scholarships for Europeans , 2025 - 2026

Applications are now open for the 2025 ClimateLaunchpad green business ideas competition.

Apply for the D-Prize Challenge. Applications are now open for the D-Prize Challenge for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty 2025. The D-Prize award startup..

You are invited to enter for the chance to win $5,000! Create and share apps built with Bubble's Al generator and stand a chance to win this amazing prize.

Applications are currently open for the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature 2026. By spotlighting their achievements, Sony hope to inspire and empower the next generation of women in technology.

Finalists are invited to the Heroes of Tomorrow: UN SDG Action Awards Ceremony, which unveils and celebrates the winners with music, art and inspiring messages from leaders from all backgrounds and regions of the world.

The School Enterprise Challenge is an international educational programme for primary and secondary schools that want to cultivate essential business and 21st century skills in students, while strengthening teachers' instructional approaches in entrepreneurship education. Join the challenge today!

The THRIVE Global Impact Challenge 2025 is a worldwide competition focused on driving sustainable agriculture innovation, open to startups from the Seed to Series A stage. It is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and selected winners will have the opportunity to pitch their solutions at the prestigious THRIVE Global Impact Summit in Silicon Valley.

The 2025 Peter Drucker Challenge Essay Contest is now open for applications! This prestigious contest, dedicated to the late social philosopher Charles Handy, offers young professionals and students a chance to showcase their ideas on management, leadership, and innovation. Winners will receive a fully funded trip to the 17th Global Peter Drucker Forum in Vienna, Austria, and a cash prize of €2,000.

Applications are open for the Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity 2025. To honour the legacy of Dr. Paul Farmer, the McGill School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) established the Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity in 2024 to be given annually to an individual who models and demonstrates Paul's vision of a 'preferential option for the poor' to achieve equity in health.

Applications are now open for the 2025 Universal Postal Union (UPU) International Letter-Writing Competition. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.