WSA Young Innovators Award – Apply Now!

WSA Categories

• Government & Citizen Engagement
  • Services | Open data | Democratic participation
• Health & Wellbeing
  • Medical care | Sport | Lifestyle
• Learning & Education
  • Knowledge | Science | Skills
• Environment & Green Energy
  • Climate | Sustainable Resources | Agriculture
• Culture & Heritage
  • Heritage | Entertainment | Subcultures
• Smart Settlements & Urbanization
  • Mobility | Productive Work | Sustainable Living
• Business & Commerce
  • Innovative Services | Security | Finance | Marketing
• Inclusion & Empowerment
  • Diversity | Gender | Justice | Human Rights

Which projects are suitable for WSA?

• WSA submissions should include digital content applications that have a significant social impact. Eligible submissions include apps, websites, wearable applications, kiosk installations, SMS-based products, mobile games, and interactive mobile productions. While devices and hardware solutions are acceptable, they must be fully operational. Applicants are expected to provide impact measurement, including their methodology. There are no restrictions on the platforms or channels used by the solutions.
• Only launched solutions are eligible for submission. Drafts, prototypes, demonstrations, or incomplete solutions will not be accepted. Each solution must be a functional product and show evidence of local impact.
• Products older than three years at the time of nomination must include updates or new features to qualify.
• A solution may only be entered in one category. Organizations, companies, and teams making multiple submissions must register each solution separately. Solutions previously nominated for the WSA cannot be resubmitted unless they have undergone significant changes, enhancements, or expansions.

Language

• Submissions can be in any of the United Nations official languages. However, all details about the producer and the project in the WSA database must be in English. English is the official language of the WSA and must be used for all official communications.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligibility of Projects to the WSA
  • Companies, organizations, and individuals from any UN and UNESCO member state are eligible to participate in the WSA.
  • Only projects nominated by a WSA National Expert can enter the Global competition.
• Eligibility of projects to the Young Innovators
  • Participation in the WSA Young Innovators award is open to entrepreneurs, companies, student groups, and project teams with at least one founder and the majority of the team members under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1998). Applicants must be from any UN or UNESCO member state.

For more information, visit WSA.