World Summit Award (WSA) Young Innovators Award for Young Digital Entrepreneurs

📖 About the Opportunity

The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call for digital solutions (applications, projects, or products) driving positive change. This award is specifically designed for young people under the age of 26 from all UN and UNESCO member states.

📅 Opportunity Details

• Date Published: October 20, 2025
• Application Deadline: October 31, 2025
• Category: Training, Entrepreneurs

🎁 Benefits

• Make connections and gain knowledge at the WSA Global Congress:
  Winners will present their solutions to a global audience of experts, impact entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors. Workshops focused on skill-building and interactive programs provide opportunities to build valuable connections.

• Gain global visibility:
  Winning solutions will be celebrated and featured in WSA’s communications, including the WSA catalogue, website, social media, newsletters, and press releases. Winners also receive a WSA Winners Seal to showcase their global recognition.

• Discover global innovations:
  Learn from game-changing innovators and impact entrepreneurs solving social problems worldwide, and transfer their solutions and learnings to your local context.

• Join the WSA community:
  Become part of a devoted multi-stakeholder community of changemakers and industry leaders driving positive impact through digital innovation. Collaborate, exchange knowledge, and grow with network members.

• Gain competition experience:
  Refine your presentation, have it reviewed by a global WSA Jury, and learn how to leverage network capital to support your solution’s future.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

• Open to start-ups, social entrepreneurs, companies, NGOs, student groups, project teams, or individuals.
• At least one founding member 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 (e.g., mobile apps, web pages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, SMS-based products, games, 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. Ideas, drafts, prototypes, or incomplete solutions will not be accepted.

🗓 Application Date and Process

• Application Deadline: October 31, 2025
• Visit the application website to apply.

🌐 Additional Information

• View details of the award on the official WSA website.

Apply now to showcase your innovative digital solution and make a global impact! 🚀

• Make connections and get knowledge at the WSA Global Congress! At the Global Congress all winners get to present their solutions to a global audience of experts, impact entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors. There are workshops focused on winners’ skill-building, and the interactive program gives them many chances to build valuable connections.
• Gain global visibility! The world needs to know about your solution! All winning solutions will be celebrated and featured in WSA’s communications, including the WSA catalogue, website, social media, newsletters, and press releases. Additionally, you’ll get a WSA Winners Seal to show potential investors that your solution has been recognised on a global level.
• Discover global innovations! Get to know game-changing innovators and impact entrepreneurs solving social problems all over the world and transfer their solutions and learnings to your local context.
• Join the WSA community of social innovation experts and enthusiasts! Join a devoted multi-stakeholder community of changemakers and industry leaders driving positive impact through digital innovation. Be the first to know about amazing opportunities and learn, grow, collaborate, and exchange knowledge with network members.
• Gain competition experience! Fill in the application, explain the purpose and impact of your innovation, refine your presentation, and have it reviewed by a global WSA Jury. Attend the Congress and learn how to make the most of network capital to support your and your solution’s future.