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Win a Trip to Apple Park With Your Swift App Playground: Swift Student Challenge 2026 Guide for Student Developers

There are scholarships that pay your tuition. There are grants that buy your lab equipment.

Win Bigger Contracts in Financial Services: Morgan Stanley Small Business Academy 2026 Mentorship Program Plus Potential Small Business Grants

Most programs for small businesses fall into one of two buckets: either they’re inspirational pep talks with a side of generic worksheets, or they’re so technical you need a legal team and a black belt in procurement just to keep up.

Win Global Recognition in Wildlife Art: IFAW World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest 2026 (Showcase at World Wildlife Day Event)

World-class institutions are watching.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Feb 1, 2026

Win Global Responsible AI Recognition: ITU AI for Good Impact Awards 2026 Guide (Apply by March 15)

Most awards are polite clapping with a nice certificate—great for morale, mostly useless for Monday morning. The **ITU AI for Good Impact Awards 2026** are not that.

Amount: Recognition opportunity; no fixed cash prize listed in source. Deadline: Mar 15, 2026

Win Part of $300,000 for Life Sciences Research: UNESCO‑Equatorial Guinea International Prize 2026 — How to Apply and Stand Out

If your work in the life sciences has produced tangible benefits for people — better health, stronger food systems, fairer access to scientific capacity — the UNESCO‑Equatorial Guinea International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences is ...

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Mar 31, 2026

Win Part of EUR 50,000 with a Design Project: The iF Design Student Award 2026 Guide

If you’re a design student or a recent graduate with an idea that tackles real human problems, the iF Design Student Award 2026 is the kind of stage that can change how the design world sees you.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Win Recognition and Travel Support for Human Rights Work: UNESCO Regional Youth Contest for Human Rights in Eastern Africa (2026)

If you are 18–35 and based in Eastern Africa, here is a chance to turn your ideas about human rights into something the world can see — and to get travel, cash prizes, publication and an audience to present to.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Win the Tyler Prize 2027 Environmental Award: How to Nominate a Leader for the $250,000 Green Nobel Prize

Some awards give you a nice plaque, a polite handshake, and a line on LinkedIn that your aunt will “like” in 48 hours. The **Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement** is not that kind of award.

Amount: $250,000 Deadline: May 15, 2026

Win Up to $10,000 for Youth-Led Climate Justice in the Global South: Growing Roots Grant 2026 Guide

There’s a particular kind of frustration that only community organizers know: you can see the problem clearly, you can feel the urgency in your bones, and you even have a plan—yet somehow you’re expected to do it all on “passion” and Wha...

Win Up to $2,000 for Africa-Focused Reporting: ICFJ Open the Knowledge Journalism Awards 2026 Guide

There are journalism prizes that feel like a nice pat on the back.

Amount: Up to $2,000 Deadline: Mar 1, 2026