Diamond Challenge 2027
Horn Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware Open worldwide
A global business and social innovation competition for high-school teams (ages 14–18): submit a concept and pitch deck, advance through a pitching round, and finalists compete at the Limitless World Summit for a $100K prize pool.
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About
What it offers: $100K prize pool; in each of the business and social innovation tracks: 1st $12,000, 2nd $8,000, 3rd $4,500, plus topical prizes.
Also: free curriculum and resources; global network of student innovators.
Who can apply: Teams of 2–4 high-school students aged 14–18 at the submission deadline, with one adult advisor aged 21+; the concept must not have generated more than $100,000 in revenue; past Summit finalists' concepts cannot be resubmitted.
Annual; for 2027 the submission window opened 16 September, submissions are due 14 January (5pm EST), advancing teams notified 10 February, finalists announced 9 March, Limitless World Summit 29–30 April 2027. Next deadline: 2027-01-14.
How to apply: through the organiser's own application portal.
What to prepare: online application, deck, pitch video.
From the official page (checked 2026-10-31): “January 14 | Submission Deadline (5PM EST)”
Who can apply
- Open to students
- Teams of 2–4 high-school students aged 14–18 at the submission deadline, with one adult advisor aged 21+; the concept must not have generated more than $100,000 in revenue; past Summit finalists' concepts cannot be resubmitted.
What you will need
- Application form answersOnward Scout drafts it from your sourced profile; you approve every line.
- Pitch deckUpload yours, or let Onward Scout draft one from your profile for you to edit.
- Product demo videoOnly you can supply it: upload it once and it is attached wherever it is asked for.
How to apply
Applications go through the official page (own portal). The deadline is 14 January 2027.
How Onward Scout helps
This one is submitted on the organiser's own site, behind your login. Onward Scout prepares every answer and file in the form's order with one-tap copy, so submitting takes minutes; you mark it submitted when you're done.
Every answer is drafted from your own documents and cites where each fact came from; anything we can’t source is flagged for you, never invented.
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