D-Prize Challenge 2017 Prize for Social Entrepreneurs

The world has already invented ways to end poverty, yet the best interventions are not being distributed at mass-scale. Can you design a business or NGO that solves one of the Distribution Challenges below? If selected you will be awarded up to $20,000 to launch a pilot in any region where extreme poverty exists.

D-Prize Challenges

• GIRL’S EDUCATION
• AGRICULTURE
• Energy
• Global Health
• Education
• Governance and Infrastructure
• Custom

Eligibility Requirements:

• D-Prize is for aspiring entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world, of any age, and any background.
• D-Prize will consider funding existing organizations only if: you are piloting a new distribution-focused initiative, and you need high risk capital.
• D-Prize is also open to any business model (for profit, non-profit, and everything in between).
• All winners will be awarded up to $20,000. The award is offered in the form of a convertible
  grant.
• Up to 25 of the most promising proposals will be selected for funding awards, regardless of
  which challenge track was selected.

• You should have enormous ambition, and can imagine yourself as a successful entrepreneur. You are ready to launch your new venture, and – if a pilot proves successful – you are excited to grow it into a world changing organization.
• If you are still a student or have existing commitments, you should have a clear idea how to transition into a full-time founder.
• D-Prize is exclusively interested in ventures that will scale distribution of an already proven poverty intervention in the developing world.

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