Your role as a Campus Director is crucial in setting the stage for students from your university to compete for the Hult Prize's $1 million!
To get started in Hult Prize, students will compete in our Qualifier Rounds either through the OnCampus Program or the Open Application. As a Campus Director, you will help organize a Local Competition on your university campus. We are running hundreds of these worldwide. University students without OnCampus Programs can still participate by applying online through the Open Application.
The winners of the Local Competitions and selected startups from the Open Application will move to the next phase, the National Competitions.
This year, we are scaling our program to over 25 national competitions worldwide, allowing more world-changing startups to participate. Winners of OnCampus Programs and top startups from the Open Application will compete in national events against teams from their countries/territories. These events will be led by Hult Prize National Coordinators. If there is no national competition in a country, top startups from the Open Application and OnCampus Programs will still be considered by undergoing a thorough an online selection process, including live interviews and due diligence.
The countries/territories hosting National Competitions will be announced soon.
The next step is our newest program: the Hult Prize Digital Incubator. Up to 60 startups will qualify from the Nationals and the Online Selection. In the Digital Incubator, our startups will refine their ideas, validate their product-market fit, create proof of concepts, develop MVPs, and set up actionable go-to-market strategies. We will provide our entrepreneurs world-class resources, including online workshops and personalized mentorship from social entrepreneurs and industry experts.
The best startups will move to the Global Accelerator Program following the incubator. In 2025, up to 25 startups will be invited to the Hult Ashridge Castle in London for a month during the summer. It’s one of the filming locations of Harry Potter! Our Global Accelerator focuses on rapidly scaling the selected social ventures. Over this intensive program, participants receive structured education and more intensive mentorship from industry experts. The program offers extensive networking opportunities, connecting startups with investors, potential partners, and fellow entrepreneurs. It will include multiple demo day opportunities. The goal is to help these companies bring their innovations to market as fast as possible and scale their impact.
Finally, the Global Finals, the most anticipated event of the year. Only six startups from the Accelerator cohort will be selected to pitch live in front of a panel of judges for a chance to win the $1 million. This is where their passion, innovation, and dedication will shine on a global stage.