Hult Prize 2027 Cycle (Student Startup Competition)
Hult Prize Foundation
- Location
- Global (campus, national, accelerator and London finals stages)
- Deadline
- Rolling
The world's largest student startup competition awards US$1 million in seed funding to the winning team. Registration for the next cycle starts in September 2026.
The Hult Prize challenges student teams to build impact-driven startups tackling global issues through five progressive phases: campus/open-application qualifiers (September-February), national competitions (March-May), a digital incubator and accelerator, and global finals where one team wins US$1M in seed funding. Ugandan university students - including those in medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health - regularly compete through campus programs or the open application route when their institution has no local event. Ideas addressing health-access challenges fit squarely within the SDG-aligned brief.
Eligibility
Key dates
How to apply
Join the interest list at hultprize.org/en/register now; when registration opens (~September 2026), form a team, register online, and enter via your campus competition or the Open Application track.
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