Competition
World Series of Innovation 2026-27
NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)
At a glance
- Deadline
- Closes 13 December 2026, 52 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
- students aged 5 to 24
- Where
- Remote. Online, from any country
A free online global competition from NFTE where young people aged 5 to 24 use design thinking to build solutions to challenges aligned with the UN goals, competing for prizes and recognition.
The facts
- What you get
- Prizes and recognition; amounts are not stated on the page
- Where
- Online, from any country
- How long
- Launched 9 September 2026; submissions close 13 December 2026, 11:59 PM EST; judging February to 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
- students aged 5 to 24
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, 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 challenge submission”
2. Dates
- Closes 13 December 2026, in 52 days.
- Aim to send it by 10 December 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 NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)'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 NFTE (Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship)'s own website on 3 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.