Apply to be part of the World Summit Award Young Innovators 2023!
WORLD SUMMIT AWARD YOUNG INNOVATORS (WSA YOUNG INNOVATORS) CALL 2023 IS NOW OPEN!
The World Summit Award Young Innovators (WSA Young Innovators ) are a special recognition for young people under 26 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The submitted solutions have to include:
- development by young innovators under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1997)
- digital impact solutions
- market ready or already launched on the market
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What is the World Summit Award Young Innovators 2023 Timeline?
- April 01 – November 10, 2023: WSA call for nominations
- November / December 2023: Jury Process
- April 2024: WSA Global Congress and Winners Ceremony
How do I benefit from the World Summit Award Young Innovators?
The World Summit Awards are a non-monetary award system with a focus on sustainable knowledge transfer through a worldwide network. This means that winners benefit not from a one time financial reward, but a lifelong partnership and integration.
About the World Summit Award Young Innovators
The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call. The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is open to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team – 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, 1997).
- Eligible for young citizens of all UN member states, WSA Young Innovators is open to every start-up, social entrepreneur, NGO, student or individual!
- The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is open to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team – 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, 1997).
- Submissions for the WSA Young Innovators can contain all mobile and web-based solutions, such as: apps, web pages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, SMS based products, games and interactive productions. There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the solutions work with.
- All submissions have to be launched products. No drafts, ideas or unfinished projects can be accepted.
WSA database submission guide for applications
The application procedure for the WSA & WSA Young Innovators requires detailed information on your product that you have to provide in the WSA Contest Database.
GENERAL GUIDELINES
- Please be short and precise and make your digital solution easy to understand. Avoid overly long sentences and complicated technical terms.
- Please fill in your application only in ENGLISH.
- Please make sure that the URL to your solution and the e-mail you provided works!
- Please be aware that an international jury is evaluating your solution. E.g. if your solution cannot be downloaded from the Play Store in some countries, please make sure that you give enough information, provide screenshots or a comprehensive presentation for the jurors.
- We advise to first do your application in a word document and then copy paste to the database for easier structuring.
- WSA tries to keep the application as short as possible, hence we advise to fill in all fields, even if they are not obligatory.
- Please read the Rules and Conditions section carefully before applying. By submission of a solution, producers accept the Rules and Conditions of the WSA contest!
Tips and tricks for your application
DO YOU HAVE AN EXPLANATORY VIDEO ABOUT YOUR SOLUTION?
- Please provide a short video about your solution. It should be short and explanatory, giving a good impression about what your solution is about.
- Jury members prefer to view a video to get a first impression and to understand what your digital innovation is about before they go into screening the text provided.
- If possible, the video should be in high resolution, but can be also a simple video showing your digital innovation, or a marketing video you have.
- The video is not obligatory, but we highly recommend it.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF YOUR DIGITAL SOLUTION
- Short description of your digital solution (2-3 sentences).
- This should give the jury the first impression about your digital solution, what issue does it solve and a good summary.
- WSA office will use this text as a basis for PR, promotion on social media or the WSA webpage.
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