Deadline: 6 March 2025
Submissions are now open for the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge, an international business plan pitching competition for students and fresh graduate, showcasing new business concepts with a measurable positive environmental impact on the ocean.
Created in 2018, the Challenge is the concrete outcome of a common vision by the four organizing institutions:
- The necessity to raise awareness on threats to the oceans, by fostering young peoples’ entrepreneurial spirit, creativity and enthusiastic commitment to conserve the planet.
- The Monaco Ocean protection Challenge aims to concretely support the successful creation and development of start-ups and organizations, able to demonstrate a positive impact on the ocean preservation in a short or medium term.
- Supported by educational institutions actively engaged in sustainable development and entrepreneurship, by environmental experts and associations, together with entrepreneurs and investors, the Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge contributes to the global outreach and soft power of the Principality of Monaco in Ocean Preservation.
Prize Information
- “Business Concepts” Category Winner: A 2,000€ cheque.
- “Startups” Category Winner: A 5,000€ cheque and an Accelerator Program including Investment Ready Services (Worth 7000 €) and a Virtual Spotlight Event.
- Special “Coup de Coeur” Prize: A 2,000€ cheque.
Who can join?
- Open to students and entrepreneurs. All undergraduate, graduate and MBA students can join the challenge as well as young professionals who are creating or have created a company after January 2022.
Eligibility Criteria
- A Bachelor, Master, PhD or MBA university student or a young entrepreneur
- Being fluent in English (and have a creative, entrepreneurial spirit)
- Willing to take actions that make sense and have impact
- Prepared to participate in the implementation of the idea (if selected by the Jury)
For more information, visit Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge.
