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How to apply to ClimateLaunchpad

World's largest green business ideas competition: free national boot camps and coaching help climate-idea teams shape a venture, with national finals feeding regional and global finals.

Step by step

  1. Check that you are eligibleThe published rules: Open to founders, students, people in a career transition, working professionals.
  2. Gather the materialsYou will need: Application form answers.
  3. Write the answersFind the judging criteria on the official page and answer each one explicitly, in the order listed.
  4. Submit on the official pageApply through the official page, and keep the confirmation.
  5. Follow upNote when results are due. If the organiser invites questions, ask once, briefly, after the date has passed.

Timeline

  1. 21 days before the deadlineUpdate deck and numbersRefresh the deck, key metrics and the one-sentence description of the company.
  2. 14 days before the deadlineDraft the answersAnswer every question plainly, with numbers you can verify.
  3. 7 days before the deadlineRecord and reviewRecord the video if one is asked for, and have someone outside the team read the answers.
  4. 2 days before the deadlineSubmitSubmit early; some programs review applications as they arrive.

Questions you will meet, answered honestly

What problem are you solving, and for whom?

One specific customer and what the problem costs them, ideally from conversations you have had. Say how you know.

How will you use the prize?

A short plan with amounts that fit the prize. Judges notice when the plan isn't tied to the money on offer.

What reviewers of startup competitions look for

  • Find the judging criteria on the official page and answer each one explicitly, in the order listed.
  • Make a deck that works without you speaking: early rounds are often judged from the deck alone.
  • Check eligibility early; limits on company age, revenue, nationality or university affiliation are common and strictly applied.
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How Onward Scout helps

Once browser filling is switched on, Onward Scout fills the official form in a browser on your behalf after your tap, taking a screenshot at every step; until then every field is prepared for you to paste. CAPTCHAs, logins and payments always stay with you, as a handoff with everything ready.

Let Onward Scout prepare your ClimateLaunchpad application

Get a pitch deck and a one-pager for this programme, drafted from what you already have in about two minutes. Free to start, no account needed. Every answer is drafted from your own documents with sources, and nothing is submitted without your tap.

Nothing is submitted without your tap. Logins, CAPTCHAs, payments and interviews stay with you.