Do you have what it takes to transform lives?
The Gandhi Centre for Inclusive Innovation at Imperial College Business School invites all passionate student entrepreneurs to enter the Ideas to Impact Challenge (i2i) each year.
The Ideas to Impact Challenge brings together university student teams to present your innovative ideas to solve some of the big global challenges we face in society, to positively impact hundreds of thousands of people.
The details
If selected, your team will pitch your solutions to global challenges as part of the Gandhi Centre's 'i2i Challenge final' on 22 May 2024, focusing on the following themes: financial Inclusion, agriculture, education & skills, digital, healthcare & sanitation, and climate, water & energy, with the top three winning teams set to receive start-up funds and continuous coaching, mentoring and business support from experts at Imperial College London.
The idea will be based on three main ideals:
- An idea that impacts a million people in the world
- An idea that solves BIG challenges in society
- A model that is sustainable
Your ideas will be judged by a panel of industry experts, focusing on the following criteria:
- Does the idea have the potential to impact a million people
- A clear understanding of the challenge or social problem
- Does the idea propose a clear solution to the problem
- Is the business model realistic and innovative
We award seed funding to three winning finalist teams, together with Imperial’s world-class academic and industry mentorship to help develop your ideas and prototypes over the coming year.
First prize: £7,000
Second prize: £5,000
Third prize: £3,000
**Submissions for the 2024 Challenge are now closed!**
The submissions portal for this year's challenge is now closed and we will shortly be announcing our shortlisted teams. However, you can still be involved! Registrations to attend the i2i Challenge final on 22nd May are now open! Click the link on the right of this page to secure your place - we look forward to seeing you there!
