Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge Grant

The Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge empowers young people aged 18-30 worldwide to tackle critical social and environmental issues. Participants receive mentoring and support to develop their ideas and compete for grants of up to $10,000 USD. This initiative fosters innovative solutions aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, enabling youth to lead impactful change in their communities. Join a global community dedicated to creating a better future for all!

Around the world, millions of young Social Shifters are taking on today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.
If you’re a young person (18-30 years old) with an idea, project, or business solution to an issue that matters to you and your community, your journey starts here.
ABOUT SOCIAL SHIFTERS
We operate on a non-profit basis, providing engaging learning experiences, practical mentoring, and a global community of support to move you, and your ideas, forward.
We’re here to help you to get your idea, project or venture off the ground, and to connect you with Shifters in every corner of the planet!
WHY TAKE PART
Lead the Change: Learn from other young leaders and entrepreneurs. Emerge from our program with NEW ideas, confidence, and connections.
Move Forward: We support you in developing your submission PLUS offer exclusive follow-on support opportunities to up to x100 eligible project teams.
Get Funded: Compete for multiple grant awards of up to $10,000 USD to fund work that improves lives, helps communities, and protects the planet!
IS SOCIAL SHIFTERS FOR ME
Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge is designed to support young people (18-30 years), from anywhere in the world, who want to take action on the social and environmental issues that impact them and their community.
Our programme and support is specially designed for young people with an idea or project at a very early stage in its development. However, we welcome social entrepreneurs and businesses at a more advanced stage of their start-up journey i.e. already delivering services, products, or activities with social or environmental impact.
Thanks to our incredible sponsors, the Global Innovation Challenge program is 100% FREE to participants!
You and your project team will be supported during the submission process, access to live networking sessions, and 1-2-1 coaching offered to all finalist projects PLUS (once you’ve applied) we open up more exclusive opportunities to move you and your idea forward.
The highest-scoring projects will pitch for one of multiple grant funding awards of up to $10,000 US!

Eligibility

To enter the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge your idea must contribute to at least one of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals:No PovertyZero HungerGood Health and WellbeingQuality EducationGender EqualityClean Water and SanitationAffordable and Clean EnergyDecent Work and Economic GrowthIndustry, Innovation, and InfrastructureReduced InequalitiesSustainable Cities and CommunitiesResponsible Consumption and ProductionClimate ActionLife Below WaterLife on LandPeace, Justice, and Strong InstitutionsPartnerships for GoalsSustainable Development Goals