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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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Design, Business
by Desall
A leading international coffee producer, together with Desall, invites you to research the most innovative phygital interaction models currently available on the market, including through fieldwork in HORECA venues. The...
Global · Open to everyone
Deadline
Oct 29, 2026
in 1 week
Prize · Cash
Total Award: €5000
Business
by The Churchill Fund
The Churchill Investment Competition (CIC) 2026 invites secondary school students worldwide to compete in a global stock-pitch competition organized by the student leadership of The Churchill Fund. Teams of up to 4 stude...
Global · High school Students
Deadline
Nov 4, 2026
in 1 week
Prize · Cash
$8,500 total: $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,000 for 1st-3rd, honorable mention for 4th-5th
Business
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
in 2 weeks
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 3 weeks
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 month
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 1 month
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 1 month
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 1 month
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, 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 3 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.
Arts/Photography, Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Architecture, Fashion, Natural sciences, Education, Health, Law, Mathematics, Social sciences
by Families4Families
The Exceptional Changemaker Award recognizes students who help expand Families4Families’ impact by connecting us with new student-led service clubs. Students have the opportunity to earn $2,500 or $1,000 in educational f...
North America · High school Students, Bachelor
Deadline
Mar 1, 2027
in 4 months
Prize · Recognition/Award
The student whose referrals result in the most active new clubs will receive $2,500 in educational funding, and the runner-up will receive $1,000.
Tech & Engineering, Design, Business, Mathematics, Social sciences
by The Harvard Crimson, Crimson Education, The Oxbridge Summer Scholars
Are you a high-school student looking to elevate your college profile? Join the Harvard Crimson Global Case Competition 2026 and delve into real-world business challenges by tackling business problems that popular compan...
Global · High school Students
Deadline
Oct 14, 2026
closed 1 week ago
Prize · Cash Prize
Win cash prizes up to US$1500, Gain work experience at a Fortune 500 company, Win Crimson mentorship credit up to US$2000, Win mentorship sessions with experts
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