World Summit Awards (WSA) Global Award

Amount

In-kind

Recognition, mentorship

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

Top 8 per country

Effort

1 to 2 hrs

Can you get this?

✓Open to any company, organisation, or individual

✓Must be from a UN or UNESCO member state

✕Solutions that are drafts or prototypes are not eligible

✓Solution max 3 years old or has recent major updates

✓Must be a digital solution aligned with UN SDGs

Your real odds

Each country's national expert selects only the top 8 solutions to advance to the global stage, so national selection is the first real filter you have to clear.

Your odds depend heavily on how many strong applicants exist in your country, because competition is structured country-by-country before the global stage draws winners from across all participating UN/UNESCO member states.

What it takes

Check national expert and local deadline1 to 2 hrs

Draft application covering problem, solution, traction, and3 to 5 hrs

Submit through your national expert30 min

Worth knowing

Jurors are international and may not know your local market, so include screenshots or presentations if your product isn't globally accessible, because the application guidelines specifically call this out as important.

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