Challenges

Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge

Deadline: April 11

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to convert innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas. The RISE Urban Challenge provides customised support to maximise each initiative’s potential for impact and aligns potential funders to these initiatives and drive attention to the urgent need for urban systems transformation.

Learn more and apply here.

MIT Solve Challenges

Deadline: April 17

In order to find and scale the best ideas to the most intractable issues of our time, we launch open innovation challenges. We built a research-backed platform and a proven methodology that seeks tech-based solutions from anyone, anywhere in the world. Our reach is vast, with tens of thousands of applicants from nearly every corner of the world.

Learn more and apply here.

techstars

Deadline: Open-Ended

Join the 7,000+ founders who built their businesses with Techstars.

Applications are open year-round and will be considered on a rolling basis. Your application will be valid for 12 months from the date of application.

Completing this application should take you 30–60 minutes. We encourage you to complete this with any co-founders.

Learn more and apply here.

Jeopardy! Anytime Test

Jeopardy Challenge Card

Deadline: Open-Ended

Jeopardy is seeking new contestants! Do you have what it takes to be the next Jeopardy champion? If you pass the test and meet the minimum eligibility requirements, you will be placed into a random selection process for an invitation to an audition. Assuming you perform well at the audition, you will be placed into the contestant pool and could be invited to compete up to 18 months from your audition date. Making it to an audition is not a guarantee of being invited to compete on the show.

Learn more and apply here.