Are you 24 and under and passionate about making a positive impact in your community and the world? Apply now for the MIT Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge 2021. Solv[ED] is designed to spark a sense of agency in young people aged 24 and under, encouraging, inspiring, and supporting them to become problem-solvers in their communities and the world.
The Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for you to submit your tech-based solution that:
- Improves learning opportunities and outcomes for learners across their lifetimes, from early childhood on.
- Supports financial and economic opportunities for all.
- Accelerates healthcare access and health outcomes, reducing and, ultimately, eliminating disparities in health.
- Takes action to combat climate change and its impacts.
- Addresses an unmet social, environmental, or economic need not covered in the four topics above.
About MIT Solve
MIT Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).In 2019, nearly 1,400 people from over 100 countries submitted solutions to Solve’s four Global Challenges. Past Solve Challenges include Work of the Future,Frontlines of Health, Coastal Communities,and Teachers & Educators.Solve's current advisors include Laurene Powell Jobs, Colin M. Angle, Megan Smith and Ursula M. Burns.Solve was born out of the office of MIT President L. Rafael Reif in 2015.... continue reading
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MIT Solv[ED] Contest
Aim and Benefits of MIT Solv[ED] Contest
- Over $200,000 is available in prize funding to share among selected Solv[ED] Innovators.
- In addition to prize funding, selected Solv[ED] Innovators will receive mentorship and coaching from members of the MIT and MIT Solve community.
Requirements for MIT Solv[ED] Contest Qualification
- Anyone, anywhere around the world can submit a solution to the Solv[ED] Youth Innovation Challenge;
- Applicant should be aged 24 and under;
- Solv[ED] is open to solutions at all stages of development, and with any business model. Whether your solution is a concept, a product that is being prototyped, a service that is being piloted in your local community, or a fully operational nonprofit or for-profit organization, they want to hear from you.
- Your solution does need to be tech-based.
Application Deadline
January 18, 2022
How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
MIT Solve on solve.mit.edu to apply
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