D-Prize Challenge 2024/2025 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000) – Opportunities For Africans

Application Deadline: 4 August 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time) 

Applications are now open for the D-Prize Challenge. The D-Prize award startup grants of up to $20,000 to entrepreneurs launching new organizations. The D-Prize believes 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

• Health
• Water
• Agriculture
• Livelihoods
• Energy
• Public Services
• Custom

Eligibility Criteria

• D-Prize challenges are open to anyone or any team. The sole restriction is that individuals and their immediate family on the judging panel may not participate as a contestants.
• D-Prize is also open to any business model (for-profit, non-profit, and everything in between).
• You are not competing against other applicants. They typically fund at least 15 proposals per competition, regardless of which challenge track was selected.

Funding Details

• All winners will be awarded up to $20,000. The award is offered in the form of a convertible grant.

TIMELINE

Select a challenge above and be prepared for the following deadlines: 

• The Global Competition launches on 6 May 2024.
• Early Submission Deadline: 23 June 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time) 
• Regular Submission Deadline: 14 July 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time) 
• Extension Deadline: 4 August 2024 at midnight PT (Pacific Time) 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the D-Prize Challenge