CompetitionCloses 15 Nov 2026
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International Woolmark Prize
The Woolmark Company
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
Global Energy Hackathon 2026
Anneru Solutions
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 1 Nov 2026
EF Hult Prize 2027 student startup competition
Hult Prize Foundation
CompetitionOnlineNo closing date published
Agribusiness Growth Challenge, Window 3 (Business Growth Awards)
Agri-Business Facility for Africa (GIZ, with the EU and OACPS)
CompetitionRemote, 49 countriesCloses 30 Oct 2026
CompetitionOnlineCloses 30 Nov 2026
World Series of Innovation 2026-27
NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)
CompetitionRemoteCloses 13 Dec 2026
World Food Day Poster Contest 2026 (ages 5 to 19)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 6 Nov 2026
Immerse Education Essay Competition 2027
Immerse Education
CompetitionRemote3 days left
The scholarship covers the course; travel to an in-person course is not stated as covered
Global Ideas Competition 2027 (Leaders of Tomorrow)
St. Gallen Symposium
CompetitionOnline, Symposium in StCloses 1 Feb 2027
Escape Pod original science fiction submissions
Escape Artists (Escape Pod)
CompetitionOnlineCloses 31 May 2027
Blue Planet Awareness Contest 2027
Bow Seat Creative Action for Conservation
CompetitionOnline, worldwideCloses 7 Jun 2027
Bennington Young Writers Awards 2026 (poetry, fiction, nonfiction)
Bennington College
CompetitionRemoteCloses 1 Nov 2026
Bennington Young Scientists Awards
Bennington College
CompetitionRemoteCloses 1 Nov 2026
4YFN27 Awards startup competition
GSMA 4YFN
CompetitionOnline4 days left
TSL International Student Competition 2027: Navigating El Nino
Trust for Sustainable Living
CompetitionRemoteCloses 1 Mar 2027
Slingshot Challenge 2027
National Geographic Society
CompetitionRemoteCloses 5 Feb 2027
Lumiere Scholars Essay Award, fall 2026 round
Lumiere Education
CompetitionOnlineCloses 30 Nov 2026
Diamond Challenge 2027
Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware
CompetitionRemote, worldwideCloses 14 Jan 2027
CompetitionOn siteCloses 15 Nov 2026
Build Your AgriCanvas competition, Submission Window 3 (cashew value chain)
MOVE-ComCashew (GIZ) with the Agribusiness Facility for Africa
CompetitionRemote, 49 countriesCloses 30 Oct 2026
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