Applications are open for the Westly Prize for Young Social Innovators 2022-2023. The Westly Prize for Young California Innovators honors talent, creativity, and the daring humanitarian spirit of aspiring social entrepreneurs.

Westly Foundation believes that small bets and a growth mindset lead to breakthrough innovations. Since 2012, they have awarded cash prizes to Westly Prize finalists once a year to early-stage, young social innovators in California with novel solutions to community challenges.

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Innovations in any of the following categories are eligible for consideration:

• Arts
• Civic Engagement
• Education
• Energy
• Environment
• Food Production/Distribution
• Health
• Safety
• Technology/Tech for Good
• Transportation
• Youth Development

Award from Westly Prize

• The Foundation will award up to three Grand Prizes of $40,000 each to individuals or teams of up to four members. Grand Prize winners who applied as individuals will receive $40,000; winners who applied as teams will split the $40,000 award amount among the team members.
• Honorable Mention winners will receive $5,000, to be split in the same manner.

Eligibility for Westly Prize

• An individual founder or at least half of the founding team must be resident(s) of or live in California at the time of the application and throughout the selection process.
• Out-of-state residents enrolled in a California school are eligible.  California residents attending school in a different state are also eligible.
• An individual founder must be under the age of 28 years during the calendar year in which they apply. If a team of co-founders applies, their average age must be less than 28 during the calendar year in which they apply.
• A team of co-founders may not exceed four founding members in applying.
• An innovation must be the idea of the applying individual or individuals listed as co-founders in the application.
• An individual who leads the effort to build out the innovation, but did not come up with the innovation directly, is not eligible to apply.
• Only one individual or one team may be nominated or apply for the same innovation.
• Prize awards are unrestricted and will be paid in U.S. dollars to the successful individuals (which may affect the taxes of these individuals) or as a donation to a charitable organization of the winners choosing.
• Prize awards are given in recognition of the social impact of the innovations.

Application of Westly Prize

The deadline to submit your application is October 15, 2022 at 11:59 P.M. Pacific Standard Time (PST), unless that date falls on a weekend. If October 15 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, applications are due the following Monday at or before 11:59 P.M. (PST).

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Lastly, It is important to visit the official website link found below to access the application form.

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