Applications Invited for the Global D-Prize Competition

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About the Organization

D-Prize increases distribution of the most cost-effective poverty interventions.

Many solutions to poverty already exist. The challenge is distributing to the people who need them most. Our work identifies effective interventions, then activates entrepreneurs to scale delivery where distribution gaps exist.

About the Event

D-Prize supports new entrepreneurs who distribute proven poverty interventions. The world has already invented products and services to end poverty. Yet we have found dozens of proven interventions with large delivery gaps. Millions of people still don’t have access.

Can you design a new business or NGO that delivers a proven poverty intervention at scale? Submit your idea to build a new organization and solve one of our Distribution Challenges below. We will award the most promising teams with up to $20,000 USD to launch wherever extreme poverty exists.

D-Prize Challenges:

Select a challenge below to learn more and begin your application.

• HEALTH ACCESS
• CLEAN WATER
• EDUCATION
• AGRICULTURE
• LIVELIHOODS
• ENERGY
• PUBLIC SERVICES
• CUSTOM

Who Should Apply

You should have enormous ambition, and can imagine yourself as a successful entrepreneur. You are ready to launch your new venture, and if a pilot proves successful you are excited to grow it into a world changing organization.

If you are still a student or have existing commitments, you should have a clear idea how to transition into a full-time founder.

D-Prize is exclusively interested in ventures that will scale distribution of an already proven poverty intervention in the developing world. We do not fund prototypes of promising new interventions. Please respond to one of our distribution challenges found at: www.d-prize.org/#challenges

Eligibility

D-Prize challenges are open to anyone or any teams. The sole restriction is that individuals and their immediate family on the judging panel may not participate as a contestant. D-Prize is also open to any business model (for profit, non-profit, and everything in between). All winners will be awarded up to $20,000. The award is offered in the form of a convertible grant.

Up to 20 of the most promising proposals will be selected for funding awards, regardless of which challenge track was selected.

Timeline

Select a challenge above and be prepared for the following deadlines:

• The Global Competition launches on September 7, 2021.
• Early Submission Deadline: October 17, 2021 at midnight PT (pacific time)
• Regular Submission Deadline: November 7, 2021 at midnight PT (pacific time)
• Extension Deadline (limited to 200 people who register): November 28, 2021 at midnight PT (pacific time)

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