TRACKS

Five challenge tracks

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03

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05

TIMELINE

Applications Opened

March 1, 2026

Regional Semifinals

Sept 2026

Global Finals (NYC)

Nov 14, 2026

2026 laureate accelerator

Twelve-month seat as published

WHO CAN APPLY

Eligibility

PRIZES

Prize structure

GRAND PRIZE

$250,000

TRACK WINNERS · 5

$50,000

FINALISTS · 20

$10,000

JURY

Selected by a world-class jury

AK

SA

AT

CM

Meet the full jury →

RUBRIC

Scoring rubric

SUBMISSION

What to submit

REGIONS

Regional semifinals

OUTPUT · OUTCOME · IMPACT

Do not count activity as long-term effect

	What it is	Invented clinic example	What it is not
Output	A thing you shipped or a session you ran.	A one-page log used on two afternoons.	Not “lives changed.”
Outcome	A change you measured for those people, in that window.	Handoff time fell on those two afternoons, n still small.	Not a city KPI.
Impact	A longer change you do not yet have, named as a next test.	Whether the desk still uses the log ninety days after you leave — unmeasured.	Not the number of people who attended a pitch.

PITCH FEASIBILITY

Narrative checklist for a defence that can be tested

Same checklist on FAQ.

Problem. One public, one failure, one place.
Team roles. Who built, who measured, who will answer the mechanism question on 14 November if invited.
Solution. What a juror could use in the room, not a film of a film.
Evidence. n, dates, what you did not learn.
Resources needed. Time, access, money — inside SVF’s published prize and support text only.
Limits. Who would block this, and why. University names on this site are mentor backgrounds, not hosts.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Open the full FAQ →

Applications closed 15 June 2026

2026 season

The 2026 edition. Now accepting applications.