
Solve for Tomorrow Competition 2024/25
Competition
Inspire the next generation of diverse young innovators in tech and shape a fairer future.
Age range:
16-18 yrs
Subjects:
Science, Design and technology, Business studies
Countries:
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland
Overview
An annual competition designed to inspire all young people, regardless of their background, to showcase tech ideas tackling the problems that matter most to them.
Win life-changing prizes
Submit your students' ideas using the Design Thinking Toolkit by Sunday 12 January 2025. They could win funding of up £10,000, as well as dedicated mentoring to bring their tech-for-good ideas to life.
Download to enterWhat you'll get
Register with Solve for Tomorrow to download the following resources.
An interactive PDF to guide students through the steps of design thinking, and help them create an entry for the competition in less than 45 minutes.
Designed to maximise accessibility for SEN students.
How to enter
Download resources
Give the Design Thinking Toolkit to your students to do in the classroom or in their own time.
Come up with ideas
Students can work individually or in a team of up to five.
Submit their ideas
Submit students' game-changing ideas by Sunday 12 January 2025.
Shortlisted teams will be announced by 14 February, where they will begin onboarding and receive all the information needed to take part in the workshop.
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Why students should enter
As well as a unique opportunity to gain the skills and funding needed to design the future, students could also win:
- £10,000 cash prize
- Samsung laptop and monitor
- Accelerator programme mentoring
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