Ingenious+ Youth Innovation Challenge
Pays Canadian youth aged 14 to 18 cash awards for innovation projects that address community, national or global challenges.
Selected young innovators from across Canada each receive a cash award and mentorship, and can opt in to be considered for a smaller set of national awards with a larger cash prize. Applications were accepted for a set window running from October 2023 to February 2024.
Ingenious+ looks for youth-led projects that improve on an existing product, service or process, or create something new to solve a problem, whether the focus is local, Canadian or global. Entrants must be 14 to 18 years old and living in Canada.
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