Applications are now open for the 2025 D-Prize Challenge. The D-Prize award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. We believe the world needs more social impact organizations, and we seed for-profit ventures, NGOs, and charities. We support organizations in any low-or-middle income country where extreme poverty still exists.

D-Prize Challenges

Expand the categories below to view high-impact products and services in need of greater global distribution.

• Health
• Water
• AGRICULTURE
• Livelihoods
• ENERGY
• Public Services
• Education
• Custom

ELigbility Requirements

• D-Prize is for new organizations. Most of our awardees are first-time entrepreneurs. Most have not yet launched their organization, nor have they raised other funding. We especially encourage those from low-and-middle income countries to apply

Timeline:

• The Global Competition launches on 2 September 2024
• Early Submission Deadline: 13 October 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)
• Regular Submission Deadline: 3 November 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)
• Extension Deadline: 24 November 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time)

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the D-Prize Challenge