Find the Right Challenge for Your Project!
The Enactus network offers many exciting opportunities for your projects to gain visibility, reach and funding. Here is a selection of competitions:
Action With Africa Challenge
The Action With Africa programme is open to Enactus projects operating on the African continent. Participating projects complete a business plan and present their project in a short pitch video. Finalists will be invited to the Enactus World Cup. Non-African Enactus teams must have a local partner in an African country to participate. In addition, projects can apply for prize money from the SDG Partners. The deadline for applications is usually the end of February.
Enactus National Cup
Show your potential and present your projects to the Enactus community! In addition to a lot of exchange, outreach and fun, prize money will be awarded by the partners and the "National Champion" will be chosen. The best teams from the preliminary rounds will compete in the final and the winner will represent Germany as the National Champion at the Enactus World Cup!
Enactus Startup Accelerator
The Enactus Startup Accelerator for Sustainable Business (ESA) is an opportunity for promising Enactus Impact projects. There are two categories: "Innovation" for early stage projects and "Startup" for projects with proof-of-concept that are about to be founded. The selection takes place in a two-stage process, with the five finalists in each category pitching and networking at an in-person event.
Ford C3 Challenge
Through the Challenge, Ford is promoting innovative approaches to building sustainable communities and smart and social mobility. Three projects will be selected for funding through the Ford C3 Challenge. The deadline for applications is usually mid-April.
Partner Awards
Each year, partners and sponsors of Enactus Germany e.V. award cash prizes to Enactus project teams that are deemed to be particularly promising or otherwise outstanding. These prizes are awarded at the discretion of the partners. For more information about the awards, please contact the programme managers.
iTwin4Good Championship
The iTwin4Good Global Championship is a competition series launched by Enactus and Bentley Systems. The aim is to use Bentley's iTwin platform to develop an app that has a positive environmental and social impact. Digital Twins serve as dynamic virtual replicas of the physical world that seamlessly integrate and visualize data to improve decision-making processes and support effective action.
EIB Empowering Women Challenge
The EIB Empowering Women Challenge is a prestigious partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EIB Institute, Allianz Global Investors and Enactus that empowers university students to create innovative, sustainable solutions to foster diversity and women’s empowerment. The program spans seven European countries.