D-Prize Challenge 2027 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000) – Opportunities For Africans

D-Prize Challenge 2027 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)

D-Prize Challenge 2027 for Social Entrepreneurs to fight Poverty ($USD 20,000)

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1 Application Deadline: May 17 2026

Applications are now open for the The D-Prize seed new organizations

distributing proven poverty solutions,all aiming to scale.

Requirements

• 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 of how

to transition into a full-time founder.

• D-Prize is exclusively interested in ventures that will scale the distribution of an already

proven poverty intervention in the developing world.

Eligibility

• D-Prize challenges are open to anyone or any team. The sole restriction is that individuals

and their immediate family on the judging panel may not participate as contestants.

• 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.

Application Timeline:

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Primary & Secondary Schooling (K-12)

CV/Resume Builder

Interview skills coaching

Round 1

First Round proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis, using the following deadlines. We

strive to send decisions out within four months. Judges may request additional information

via email before making a decision.

• Early decision deadline: May 17 2026 at 23:59 PT (Pacific Time, UTC -7).
• Regular deadline: June 7 2026 at 23:59 PT.
• Extension deadline: June 28 2026 at 23:59 PT. Extensions are limited to the first people

who register at: www.d-prize.org/extension

Round 2

Top entrepreneurs invited to participate in Round 2 will be asked to respond to several pages

of short written questions to create a full proposal. These questions ask for more details

about your operations, budget, milestones, and other items. Participants will receive a Round

2 Proposal Packet with full instructions. Those invited to the Second Round will have about

two weeks to submit.

Final Round

Entrepreneurs invited to the Final Round will interview with judges over email and on the

phone. Depending on the promise and cost-effectiveness of a proposal, judges may award

up to $20,000 in funding. The average D-Prize award size is $16,000.

For More Information:

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Career counseling sessions

Financial literacy courses

Funding Opportunity Webinars

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