Impact Funding Resources
Do you have a solution that is currently on the market and that is creating a positive impact? Are you or at least the majority of your cofounders under 26?
The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call for digital solutions (applications, projects, or products) driving positive change, created by young people under the age of 26 from all UN and UNESCO member states.
The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call for digital solutions (applications, projects, or products) driving positive change, created by young people under the age of 26 from all UN and UNESCO member states.
End Date31 Oct 2025 Funding AmountN/A Funding Resource TypeInnovation Award
Funding ProviderWSA
Innovation Award
WSA
The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call for digital solutions (applications, projects, or products) driving positive change, created by young people under the age of 26 from all UN and UNESCO member states.
Eligibility and criteria
• WSA Young Innovators is open to any start-up, social entrepreneur, company, NGO, student group, project team, or individual.
• At least one of the founding members and the majority of the team must be under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1999).
• The solution must have a digital component, but there is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the solutions work with - submissions can be for example mobile apps, web pages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, SMS based products, games, and interactive productions.
• The solution should create positive changes in society or the environment and contribute to at least one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
• All submissions must be launched and on the market, with proven social impact. No ideas, drafts, prototypes, or incomplete solutions can be accepted.
