Key details
- Host: SAP
- Open to: All nationals
- Target: Entrepreneurs
- Deadline: 16th July, 2021
Applications for the 2021 SAP Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge For Entrepreneurs are currently ongoing.
About the SAP Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge
Do you have a brilliant idea for resolving a social or environmental issue? Do you want to take action but aren’t sure where to begin? You’re not the only one who feels this way.
The SAP Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge in 2021 will take you from concept to entrepreneur, assisting you in realizing your vision while also honing your social business abilities.
Also read: Fishbowl Challenge for Young College Entrepreneurs 2022
All applicants will receive FREE e-learning, expert project development support, mentorship, and access to a network of young changemakers just like you! The first 500 applications will also receive a VIP ticket to the Social Enterprise World Forum 2021, and challenge finalists will compete for up to $10,000 in prizes!
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates eligible for the SAP Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge are:
- Young people between 18 to 30 who take entrepreneurial action on social and environmental issues that are important to them.
Judging Criteria
All entries will be evaluated based on the following:
- Impactful: Will the business idea solve an important social or environmental problem?
- Innovative: Is the idea insightful, and potentially a breakthrough solution to the problem?
- Feasible: Could the idea be implemented with financial and mentoring support?
- Scalable: Does this idea have the potential to be expanded on a larger scale?
NOTE: Submissions that include a short video pitch (less than 60 seconds) will receive additional points in the evaluation.
Benefit
- Everyone who enters receives a package of FREE startup support and mentoring to develop their idea.
- The first 500 applicants will receive a VIP ticket to the Social Enterprise World Forum 2021.
- The best idea solutions will compete for cash prizes and funding pots of up to $10,000!
- Finalists will receive global recognition and exposure at the Social Enterprise World Forum 27-29 Sept 2021.
Go from idea to action through the SAP Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge.
Also read: Zurich Enterprise Challenge 2021
Application Procedure
Interested candidates who wish to apply can click the button below:
NOTE: Submissions that include a short video pitch (less than 60 seconds) will receive additional points in the evaluation.
For more information visit the official website of SAP Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge