Deadline: June 30, 2016 | Apply here

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Prizes: Medals and certificates

Eligibility:between the ages of 15 and 35

A global programme to empower young entrepreneurs to create a sustainable world.

17 Sustainable Development Goals To Make Our World A Better Place For All!

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related targets address the most important social, economic, environmental, health and governance challenges of our time. The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a global programme and an online platform, which supports the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Young people from around the world are invited to submit their innovative ideas and projects with a societal impact, which champion and implement one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition & The Entrepreneurship Campus

Enter a free study programme & Get a Certificate in Entrepreneurship!

Young people have the opportunity to participate in an online study programme in entrepreneurship education at the Entrepreneurship Campus. There, you can graduate and receive a Certificate in Entrepreneurship from Stiftung Entrepreneurship Berlin. This Certificate offers young people a knowledgeable qualification in entrepreneurship. The certificate study programme is free of charge this year, and is sponsored by The Goi Peace Foundation, Stiftung Entrepreneurship and Digital Experts United.

Eligibility

You are between the ages of 15 and 35 You have an innovative idea for an enterprise which contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in your community:

OR, You are operating such an enterprise in the form of a business, a non-profit organization or an informal program AND

3. You are able to submit your entry in English.

Make sure to read the competition guidelines.

Prizes

Grand Prize, 2nd Prize, 3rd Prize and People’s Choice Prize winners will be selected in each of the following two categories:

Best Projects Category

Already existing enterprise which has demonstrated social impact

Already existing enterprise which has demonstrated social impact Best Ideas Category

Innovative ideas and plans to be implemented (by the entrant or by others)

Innovative ideas and plans to be implemented (by the entrant or by others) Grand Prize winners and the People’s Choice Prize winners will receive a Gold Medal and a Certificate.

Second Prize winners will receive a Silver Medal and a Certificate.

Third Prize winners will receive a Bronze Medal and a Certificate.

Finalists not chosen as prize winners will receive Honorable Mention.

Entrepreneurship Campus Prize winners will receive a Certificate.

Grand Prize and People’s Choice winners, Second Prize and Third Prize winners, and the Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition winners will be announced at the Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin on 9 October 2016.