Rules & eligibility

Fair, transparent, designed to be taken seriously.

Who can enter

Students aged 15–19 currently enrolled in a school or college in Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales. Additional countries open as the platform expands.

Solo or team

Enter on your own, or as a team of up to four students. Every team member must be eligible and named on the entry.

Multiple categories

You can submit different ideas to different categories, but each idea may only be entered into one category per cycle.

What to submit

A short summary, a longer description, and any supporting documents, images or video that bring your idea to life (max 250MB across attachments).

Originality

Entries must be the original work of the student or team. Tools may be used, but the idea, direction and decisions must be yours.

Judging

Each entry is reviewed against a public rubric covering originality, feasibility, impact, presentation and team. Shortlist, finalists and winners are announced per category.