Competition
Diamond Challenge 2027
Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 14 January 2027, 84 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- high school students aged 14 to 18 at the submission deadline
- a team of two to four students with one adult advisor aged 21 or older
- Where
- Remote. Online submission from any country; pitch events worldwide
A global competition for teams of two to four high school students aged 14 to 18 to build and pitch a business or social venture idea, with free resources and a USD 100,000 prize pool.
The facts
- What you get
- A USD 100,000 prize pool
- Where
- Online submission from any country; pitch events worldwide
- How long
- Submissions due 14 January 2027; summit 29 to 30 April 2027
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
- high school students aged 14 to 18 at the submission deadline
- a team of two to four students with one adult advisor aged 21 or older
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
The application takes real work, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
An online form; it names no documents. Some forms do not save as you go, so set aside time to do it in one sitting.
In their words: “An online concept submission”
2. Dates
- Closes 14 January 2027, in 84 days.
- Aim to send it by 11 January 2027. 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 Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware'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 Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware'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.