WSA Young Innovators Award

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

🌍 About WSA Young Innovators Award

The World Summit Awards (WSA) is a unique award system that selects and promotes local digital innovations aimed at improving society in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With 22 years of experience, WSA serves as an international platform showcasing how communication technologies can positively impact society.

Key highlights of WSA:

• A global network of startups, social entrepreneurs, mentors, jurors, speakers, experts, government leaders, academia, and civil society.
• A quality seal for digital content that drives societal impact across 182 countries.

Opportunity Details

• Date Published: August 12, 2025
• Application Deadline: October 31, 2025
• Category: Entrepreneurs

🎁 Benefits of WSA Young Innovators Award

Winners of the WSA Young Innovators Award will enjoy the following benefits:

• Global Exposure: Present your solution to a global audience of experts, impact entrepreneurs, mentors, and investors at the Global Congress.
• Skill-Building Workshops: Participate in workshops focused on enhancing your skills and refining your solution.
• Global Recognition: Winning solutions will be celebrated and featured in WSA's communications, including:
  • WSA catalogue
  • Website
  • Social media
  • Newsletters
  • Press releases
  • Winners will also receive a WSA Winners Seal to showcase their global recognition.
• Networking Opportunities: Connect with game-changing innovators and impact entrepreneurs from around the world. Learn from their solutions and apply their insights to your local context.
• Community Membership: Join a multi-stakeholder community of changemakers and industry leaders driving positive impact through digital innovation.
• Application Review: Have your solution reviewed by a global WSA Jury and learn how to maximize network capital to support your solution's future.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

To qualify for the WSA Young Innovators Award, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Open to start-ups, social entrepreneurs, companies, NGOs, student groups, project teams, or individuals.
• 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 (e.g., mobile apps, web pages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, SMS-based products, games, or interactive productions).
• The solution should create positive changes in society or the environment and contribute to at least one of the UN SDGs.
• 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

If you have a solution that is currently on the market and creating a positive impact, and if you or the majority of your co-founders are under 26, you are encouraged to apply for the Young Innovators Award.

• Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Application Portal

• View details of the award on the WSA Young Innovators Award Website.
• Apply directly via the WSA Application Portal.

🌟 Sponsor Organisation

The World Summit Award (WSA) is the sponsor organisation behind this initiative. WSA is dedicated to promoting digital innovations that align with the UN SDGs and drive societal impact globally.

Take this opportunity to showcase your innovative solutions and join a global community of changemakers!

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.