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Business competitions sharpen strategic, financial and entrepreneurial skills in ways lectures alone cannot. Case competitions, startup pitches and social enterprise challenges put you in front of investor panels, senior executives and venture funds. Winning teams have launched companies, secured seed funding and received direct job offers from Fortune 500 firms. Whether your focus is finance, marketing, operations or general management, competing gives you the real decision-making experience that recruiters consistently rank above GPA alone.
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by Valuation Master Class
Think like an analyst. Pick a real company. Value it. Defend your number in front of Dr. Andrew Stotz, CFA. Free entry. US$1,000 cash prize for the winner. Tool partner: Koyfin. ELIGIBILITY: Open to students and...
Global, Europe, North America, South America, Middle East · Bachelor, Master, PhD, Open to everyone
Deadline
Nov 11, 2026
closes today
Prize · Cash Prize
US$1,000 cash prize for the winner.
Tech & Engineering, Business, Education
by jpsi association
WIC is a team-based paper trading competition held every December for student investors worldwide. Competition design and a professional trading environment, supported by sponsors, address structural limitations in exi...
Global · Bachelor, Master, PhD
Deadline
Nov 15, 2026
in 4 days
Prize · Trip/Experience
Round-trip flights to Japan
Arts/Photography, Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Fashion, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences
by Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Technical University of Munich, IIT Bombay, Zhejiang University, Hong Kong UST, UNESP Brazil, YGA
The Global Sustainability Challenge, brought to you by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and leading institutions worldwide, invites university students to develop bold solutions in Sustainable Energy and Adapt...
Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · Bachelor, Master, PhD
Deadline
Nov 22, 2026
in 1 week
Prize · Cash Prize
Cash Prizes, Global visibility and recognition, Invitation to Stanford EcoGlobal program
Tech & Engineering, Business, Education, Social sciences
by Build Learning
The Global Innovation Challenge 2026 is a fully virtual business, entrepreneurship and social impact competition for high school students worldwide. Students will develop, test and pitch an original business, startup...
Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · High school Students
Deadline
Nov 30, 2026
in 2 weeks
Prize · Cash
USD $1,500 Seed Award from the Global Builder's Seed Fund
Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Social sciences
by Stanford Center on Longevity
People are living longer than ever before, and throughout these longer lives they encounter periods of transition, changing abilities, new responsibilities, and evolving needs. The 2026-2027 Stanford Center on Longev...
Global · Bachelor, Master, PhD
Deadline
Dec 1, 2026
in 2 weeks
Prize · Cash
Finalists will receive $1,000 USD and Winners of the Finals Competition will receive: 1st place: $10,000 USD, 2nd place: $5,000 USD, 3rd place: $2,000 USD
Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Natural sciences, Education, Health
by BeMyApp
The AI Builders Challenge – North America, sponsored by IBM SkillsBuild and organized by BeMyApp, is a free virtual hackathon inviting college and university students across the U.S. and Canada to build AI-powered soluti...
North America · Bachelor, Master, PhD
Deadline
Dec 2, 2026
in 3 weeks
Prize · Cash Prize
$15,000 USD Total Prize Pool Grand Prize: $10,000 Second Place: $3,000 Best AI for Good Project: $1,000 Best Wildcard Solution: $1,000
Tech & Engineering, Business, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences
by Lumiere Education
The Lumiere Scholars Essay Award is open to high school students (grades 9 to 12) worldwide. Winners receive up to $11,000 in cash prizes and scholarships to do independent research with a PhD mentor. Top students are...
Global, Europe, Asia, North America, Oceania, Middle East · High school Students
Deadline
Dec 20, 2026
in 1 month
Prize · Mixed/Other
Up to $11,000 in cash prizes and scholarships + a dinner at Oxford University with 2 Nobel Laureates
Arts/Photography, Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Fashion, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences
by Immerse Education
A free global public speaking challenge for students aged 14-18. Record a one-minute video answering: "Fast forward to 100 years from now. What difference would excite you the most? Why?" Judges look for a clear idea...
Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · High school Students
Deadline
Jan 10, 2027
in 1 month
Prize · Scholarship
Winners receive full or partial scholarships to TED Summer School 2027 in London, New York, Singapore, Sydney or online.
Business
by UBC Sauder School of Business
The SCMC Grand Prize is $10,000 CAD, awarded to the top-performing team. Sign-Up Details Registration deadline: December 15th, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST (Case Released October 28th at 11:59pm) Each team must have on...
Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · Bachelor
Deadline
Jan 25, 2027
in 2 months
Prize · Cash Prize
$10,000
Business
by Entrepreneurs Club
The Entrepreneurs Club Venture Challenge is a free startup competition for high school students. Teams of 2 to 4 build a real business idea, get feedback through four rounds of review between November and March, and the...
North America · High school Students
Deadline
Jan 29, 2027
in 2 months
Prize · Cash Prize
$10,000 total prize pool, awarded at the live final on March 19, 2027
Business, Social sciences
by Economic Reasoning Initiative
The Economic Reasoning Initiative (ERI) is a national economics and business competition for students in the United States. Who can enter: students who are 13 to 18 years old on February 22, 2027, or who are in high s...
North America · High school Students
Deadline
Jan 31, 2027
in 2 months
Prize · Cash Prize
Top 3 in each of the 5 events win cash from a prize pool of at least $2,000
Arts/Photography, Business, Education, Law, Social sciences
by Crimson Education
The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition (HCGEC) 2027 gives students aged 10–18 a global stage for their ideas. Since 2021, more than 29,000 students from 140+ countries have taken part, making it one of the world’s...
Global, Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania, Middle East · High school Students
Deadline
Feb 10, 2027
in 2 months
Prize · Mixed/Other
Up to US$8,000 in e-gift cards, up to US$8,000 in Crimson credits, and a free place on The Harvard Crimson Summer Journalism Course.
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