Supercharging the next generation of young leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs (18-30 years) to tackle the social or environmental issues that matter to them most.

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Social Shifters are next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs with fresh solutions to today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

We’re looking for creative ideas, projects, and business solutions to the problems that matter most to you and your community. We welcome ideas at any stage and from anywhere in the world.

Develop your skills, confidence and future prospects with help from skilled mentors and as part of a supportive global community.

Get FREE access to a world-leading Digital Incubator program to help develop your project or business idea.

Compete for awards of up to $10,000 to deliver activities that improve lives, help communities, and protect the planet.

To enter the Social Shifters Global Innovation Challenge your idea must contribute towards at least one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. You can submit your idea into one (or more) SDG categories, plus one of our special challenge awards!

Ideas to help refugees & enable them to live settled lives.

Supported by Amazon

Ideas to accelerate the shift
to net zero.

Supported by Rathbones

Ideas to deliver universal access to free and high quality education.

Supported by Fitch Group

Ideas to help provide safe and affordable drinking water for all.

Supported by CEMEX

A selection of cash awards of up to $10,000 are on offer for the best ideas in each category! 

A FREE digital incubator program for everyone who applies - global networking, skills building and expert coaches from some of the world’s leading companies!

Global recognition and media publicity for all shortlisted ideas! Follow @SocialShifters on social for EXTRA free support and reward announcements.

The Global Innovation Challenge brings together a coalition of the world’s leading businesses, international networks, and academic institutions to accelerate youth-led innovation.

Social Shifters exists to help next generation leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs to make a difference in the world.

We operate on a non-profit basis, providing engaging learning experiences, practical mentoring, and a global community of support to move you, and your ideas, forward.

Use our revolutionary Social Shifters elearning and community platform to get your project, campaign or venture off the ground and meet Shifters (like you) in every corner of the planet!

Explore, start and grow your idea, get access to our world-leading Digital Incubator program and compete for awards of up to $10,000!

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