WSA Young Innovators Award 2024

The WSA Young Innovators Award is an open call. The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is open to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team – at least one of the founding members and the majority of the team must be under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1997).

• Eligible for young citizens of all UN member states, WSA Young Innovators is open to every start-up, social entrepreneur, NGO, student or individual!
• The participation in the WSA Young Innovators is open to any entrepreneur, company, student group or project team – at least one of the founding members and the majority of the team must be under the age of 26 (born on or after January 1, 1997).
• Submissions for the WSA Young Innovators can contain all mobile and web-based solutions, such as: apps, web pages, applications for wearables, kiosk installations, SMS based products, games and interactive productions. There is no limitation regarding the platforms or channels the solutions work with.
• All submissions have to be launched products. No drafts, ideas or unfinished projects can be accepted.

WSA database submission guide for applications

The application procedure for the WSA & WSA Young Innovators requires detailed information on your product that you have to provide in the WSA Contest Database.

General guidelines

• Please be short and precise and make your digital solution easy to understand. Avoid overly long sentences and complicated technical terms.
• Please fill in your application only in ENGLISH.
• Please make sure that the URL to your solution and the e-mail you provided works!
• Please be aware that an international jury is evaluating your solution. E.g. if your solution cannot be downloaded from the Play Store in some countries, please make sure that you give enough information, provide screenshots or a comprehensive presentation for the jurors.
• We advise to first do your application in a word document and then copy paste to the database for easier structuring.
• WSA tries to keep the application as short as possible, hence we advise to fill in all fields, even if they are not obligatory.
• Please read the Rules and Conditions section carefully before applying. By submission of a solution, producers accept the Rules and Conditions of the WSA contest!