Competition
D-Prize Global Competition 2026
D-Prize
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 15 November 2026, 24 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- Aged 18 or older
- A new organisation or idea: typically under 18 months of full time operations and under 30,000 US dollars raised
- Must live and work in the developing country where the pilot will run, during and after the pilot, and commit full time if selected
- Where
- On site. Any developing country where extreme poverty exists; applicants from anywhere
Up to 20,000 US dollars to launch a new organisation that distributes a proven poverty solution, such as health products, farm support or learning tools, through a three month pilot.
The facts
- What you get
- Up to 20,000 US dollars to fund a three month pilot
- Where
- Any developing country where extreme poverty exists; applicants from anywhere
- How long
- Three month pilot; concept note of two pages in round one
Where you stand
This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.
What they ask for
- Aged 18 or older
- A new organisation or idea: typically under 18 months of full time operations and under 30,000 US dollars raised
- Must live and work in the developing country where the pilot will run, during and after the pilot, and commit full time if selected
- The idea must distribute a proven intervention from D-Prize's list, or a custom one backed by strong outside evidence; proposals in English
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
In their words: “Download the application packet from d-prize.org, write a two page concept note for one intervention, and submit through the online form linked in the packet”
2. Dates
- Closes 15 November 2026, in 24 days.
- Aim to send it by 12 November 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. Our advice
Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp
The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.
No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.
Tips for applying for a competition
General advice from us, the same for every competition. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.
- Read the rules and the judging criteria first, and write to them.
- Check who owns your work after you enter. The rules usually say.
- Submit a day early. Upload pages are often slow near a deadline.
If there is an interview or a test
- If there is a final or a pitch, practise out loud and time yourself.
All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.
How to apply
You apply on D-Prize's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at D-Prize's own website on 2 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.