Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC) 2020 for Entrepreneurs Worldwide:
Applications are invited from Entrepreneurs all Around the World for the Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC) 2020.
See Eligibility, Benefits, Requirements, Rules, Application Guidelines
and Deadline.
The Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC) is a part of the
Entrepreneurship Campus and was initiated to empower entrepreneurs all
around the world to create innovative answers to global and/or community
challenges and to engage in a more peaceful and sustainable world.
You
are invited to submit your innovative ideas and projects with a
societal impact, which champion and implement one or more of the 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs and 169 related targets
address the most important social, economic, environmental, health and
governmental challenges of our time.
Categories.
- Youth Competition:
The competition offers young entrepreneurs the opportunity to work on
their ideas and to exchange ideas, thoughts on entrepreneurship and
challenges they face in a global community. It is particularly important
to Entrepreneurship Campus to support especially young people in
realizing their ideas and entrepreneurial goals. Participants from 13 to
29 years with an idea or project, a concept, solution or initiative
with a societal impact that champion and help implement one or more of
the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are welcome to join. - Adult Competition:
The Adult category of the Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is an
opportunity for entrepreneurs and wannabe entrepreneurs that are not
eligible for the Youth category due to age restrictions. Participants
that are 30 years or older with an idea or project, a concept, solution
or initiative with a societal impact that champion and help implement
one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are welcome to join.
Eligibility.
The competition is open to
- Anyone
who is 13 years old and over with an innovative idea for an enterprise
which contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and
everyone from 13 years up who is operating such an enterprise in the
form of a business, a non-profit organization or an informal program. - Anyone who is able to submit their entry in English.
- Depending on your age, you either take part in the Youth (13 – 29 years old) or the Adult (from 30 years up) category.
Prizes.
Grand Prize, 2nd Prize, 3rd Prize and People’s Choice Prize winners will be selected in each of the two categories.
- Grand Prize winners will receive a virtual Gold Badge and a Certificate.
- Second Prize winners will receive a virtual Silver Badge and a Certificate.
- Third Prize winners will receive a virtual Bronze Badge and a Certificate.
- People’s Choice Prize winners will receive a virtual Gold Badge and a Certificate.
- Finalists not chosen as prize winners will receive an Honorable Mention Badge.
- In
addition to the certificate, the winners of the Citizen
Entrepreneurship Competition 2020 also have the chance to receive input
and feedback from experts in a 90-minute webinar. This gives you the
opportunity to clarify open questions, network, and promote your
idea/project and maybe find supporters outside of the CEC community. The
topics and corresponding dates will be announced in December.
How to Submit Entries.
- Step
1: Register online and create your account!. You will
receive a confirmation email. In order to activate your account, you
must confirm by clicking on the link in the email. If you cannot find
the email, please check your spam folder. - Step 2: In order to participate in the competition, you must submit an idea and/or project in the Youth (13-29 years) or the Adult (from 30 years up) category. Fill out and submit the preliminary entry form.
- Please note: Rejected entries may be refined by the entrants and can be re-submitted up until the entries deadline.
- Step
3: Entries (ideas and projects) that have passed the preliminary
screening will be posted on the competition website and will participate
in the competition.
Deadline
30th September, 2020.
