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Student CDR Innovation Competition
Lawson Climate Institute, University of Toronto (under Mission Innovation banner) logoLawson Climate Institute, University of Toronto (under Mission Innovation banner)Competition

Student CDR Innovation Competition

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Opportunity type
Competition
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
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About this opportunity

A global competition tapping into the creativity of college and university students to design innovative, small‑scale solutions for carbon dioxide removal (CDR). Solutions may include technology, policy, finance, monitoring/reporting, or community engagement models.

Benefits include:

  • Mentorship from experts in climate and energy
  • Networking with international peers and professionals
  • International recognition through Mission Innovation and Lawson Climate Institute
  • Finalist teams pitch at the World Energy Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Oct 12–15, 2026)
  • Cash prizes + travel stipends for invited students (details announced by sponsors)

Who can apply

  • Must be a college or university student (undergraduate or graduate)
  • Teams encouraged to be multidisciplinary and multinational (not mandatory)
  • Solutions must address carbon dioxide removal through technology, policy, finance, monitoring, or community engagement
  • Phase 1 submission deadline: Feb 26, 2026
  • Phase 2 submission deadline: July 7, 2026
  • Final presentations: Oct 12–15, 2026 at World Energy Congress, Riyadh
  • Team diversity (discipline + geography) is an evaluation criterion
  • In college or university
  • Just graduated
  • Graduate student

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