Deadline: 14th May, 2023
Can you design a new business or NGO that delivers a proven poverty intervention at scale? Submit your design for a new organization that solves one of our Distribution Challenges below. We will award the most promising teams with up to $20,000 USD to launch their new organization wherever extreme poverty exists.
AGRICULTURE
QUALITY INPUTS CHALLENGE:
Can you provide smallholder farmers high-quality inputs and training proven to increase their harvests?
Download the Quality Inputs Challenge
POST-HARVEST SUPPORT CHALLENGE:
Can you provide smallholder farmers post-harvest loans and storage technology proven to increase their incomes?
Download the Post-Harvest Support Challenge
PROPOSE YOUR OWN AGRICULTURE CHALLENGE:
D-Prize is specifically interested in distributing proven agriculture interventions to smallholder farmers. If you know of a highly-effective intervention that is backed by credible evidence, we want to hear what it is and see your plan to increase its distribution.
Download the Custom Agriculture Challenge
PROPOSE YOUR OWN LIVESTOCK CHALLENGE:
D-Prize is interested in distributing proven livestock interventions to smallholder farmers. If you know of a highly-effective intervention backed by credible evidence, we want to hear what it is and see your plan to increase its distribution.
ELIGIBILITY
D-Prize is for aspiring entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world, of any age, and any background. The majority of our awardees have not launched nor raised any funding.
We will consider funding existing organizations only if you are distributing an existing intervention and you have a need for high-risk capital that cannot be supported by your current donors or revenue.
Existing organizations applying to D-Prize should have operated for no more than 18 months and raised no more than $30,000 in outside funding.
We apologize, but at this time we are only able to evaluate applications submitted in English. However, your English does not need to be perfect to apply, and grammar and vocabulary errors will not be penalized. We only want to understand your idea.
EVALUATION PROCESS
ROUND 1 – Submit your concept note and resume(s). We receive 2000+ submissions per competition.
ROUND 2 – Top 5% of entrepreneurs are invited to answer short written questions. You will have two weeks to draft and submit.
FINAL ROUND – Top entrepreneurs interview via phone and email. The top 1% will receive up to $20,000 to launch.
LAUNCH – You will spend the next three months using your talent to start a venture that can grow and help millions of people.
For more information and application.