Funding Opportunities - November 28, 2025

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YUVAi - Global Youth Challenge. India AI Impact Summit.
• Young innovators in the age group 13-21, to bring their most innovative AI solutions to solve real-world problems.
• Empowering people and communities, Transforming core sectors, Future-ready infrastructure and smart ecosystems and Wild Card/Open Innovation.
• Individuals, or in teams with up to 2 members.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$16,789 (₹15 Lacs) prize.
• November 30, 2025.

AI by HER: Global Impact Challenge. India AI Impact Summit.
• A global innovation challenge inviting women technologists to demonstrate AI solutions tackling large scale or novel real-world public challenges.
• Thematic areas: 1) Energy and Climate, 2) Wildcard/Open innovations, 3) Cybersecurity, Safety and Digital wellbeing, 4) Agriculture, 5) Education and 6) Health.
• Entries must show a working AI prototype or a mature solution.
• Women-led teams: at least one woman as technical lead, product lead, or business lead. They may also be students, associated with Universities, Research Institutions, and Autonomous Bodies focused on research.
• Women-led entities: Working Women Professionals- representing Start-ups, Commercial Enterprises, Public Sector Organizations or Non-Profit Entities in a key decision making role and leadership position(CEO, CTO,COO).
• All countries.
• Up to ~$28,427 awards. (INR 2.5m).
• November 30, 2025.

AI for All Global Impact Challenge. India AI Impact Summit.
• Solutions that are widely deployable, demonstrate high potential value at large scale, and use AI to enable large-scale impact.
• Thematic areas: 1) Climate and Sustainability, 2) Education, 3) Financial inclusion, 4) Healthcare, 5) Manufacturing, 6) Urban infrastructure and Mobility, 7) Wildcard/Open innovation and 8) Agriculture.
• The solution must be in pilot or scaling stage.
• Students: enrolled in universities or research programs, researchers, start-ups, non-profit entities and public sector entities.
• All countries.
• Up to ~$28,427 awards. (INR 2.5m).
• November 30, 2025.

Venture-Z Startup Competition. Prince Sultan University.
• Offers aspiring entrepreneurs from Generation Z an incredible platform to showcase their innovative business ideas and make a lasting impact on society.
• 1) Smart Infrastructure & Sustainable Engineering, 2) Environmental Intelligence & Climate Action and 3) AI for Future Cities & Society.
• Early-stage startup. Individuals or teams can participate (team size restrictions is 5 members).
• All countries.
• Up to ~$7,996 (30, 000 SAR) grants.
• December 1, 2025.

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets: 2026 Global Case Writing Competition. WDI Publishing.
• New business case studies that will increase students’ understanding of the unique challenges of creating, implementing and sustaining an entrepreneurial venture in emerging markets.
• Individual students or student teams (graduate or undergraduate) and other professionals, must enter in collaboration with a faculty member or instructor from an accredited university/college.
• All countries.
• $5k prize.
• December 10, 2025.

Allianz x Social Shifters MoveNow Global Social Innovation Challenge. Social Shifters.
• Young people who are taking action now on the social and environmental issues that matter most to them.
• 1) Move the mind; Financial inclusion and empowerment, 2) Move the body; Health and wellbeing in communities and 3) Move society; Climate resilience.
• Youth-led projects and startups.
• All countries.
• Up to $10k grant funding.
• December 12, 2025.

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