Apply! World Bank Group/Wharton School Ideas for Action Competition

Ideas for Action, now hosting its fourth global competition, aims to provide young leaders with a unique opportunity to help shape the global development agenda.

Past winning proposals include a peer-to-peer hyper local approach to last-mile delivery in Nigeria, a mobile platform that allows users to inform themselves and alert others of traffic and security problems in real time, and a novel microinsurance product for remittance payments in India.

Deadline
28th February, 2018

Value
The finalists and winners will be selected by a panel of academics and experienced development professionals from public and private sector institutions. Winners of the competition get the opportunity to:
-Present their ideas at an event during the Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank Group,
-Receive support from a project incubator at the Wharton School, and
-Benefit from unique networking opportunities with experts from international development, academia, and the private sector.

Eligibility
-Teams must consist of two to six members and may be formed across different schools, institutions, companies, countries, nationalities etc.
-Students and young professionals between the ages 18 and 35 from around the world are invited participate.
-Teams must register at www.ideas4action.org prior to submitting their proposal. Once registered, teams will receive additional materials to help them prepare their proposals.
-Submission requirements can be found on the website.

Application
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