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$5,000 YTH Live Innovation Challenge

  • Organization: ETR (YTH Live Global)
  • Type: Competition
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: November 1, 2026
  • Age: 18 to 29
  • Funding: Fully Funded

ETR, the US health nonprofit behind YTH Live Global, is inviting young people aged 18 to 29 anywhere in the world to pitch a tech-based idea that helps their peers find health information, support or services. You choose the issue, from mental well-being and sexual health to substance use or health care access, and you do not need a finished product: early concepts, prototypes and existing projects are all welcome. Three finalists are picked, and the winning team gets $5,000 USD in seed funding plus mentorship from ETR. **What you get:** - $5,000 USD in seed funding for the winning team, plus support and mentorship from ETR - $2,000 USD for the first runner-up and $1,000 USD for the second runner-up - Visibility, feedback and support from YTH Live Global and ETR for all three finalists **What you'll do:** - Fill in a short online application - Record a three to five minute video introducing your team, the health or well-being problem, your idea, how young people shaped it, and how you would use the award - Propose a website, app, game, chatbot, text or mobile service, online peer-support community, digital learning experience or similar tech-based tool **Key dates:** - Applications opened October 12, 2026 - Applications close November 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time - Winners announced December 10, 2026 **More information:** - Judged on relevance, youth leadership, usefulness, innovation, feasibility, access, safety and clarity - Questions go to ythlive@etr.org - Past winners (2021 to 2024) include HealthWave (United States) and Youth Minds Connect (Malawi)

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ETR (YTH Live Global)Competition

$5,000 YTH Live Innovation Challenge

Nov 01, 2026 23:59:00 PT
Opportunity type
Competition
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Nov 01, 2026 23:59:00 PT

About this opportunity

ETR, the US health nonprofit behind YTH Live Global, is inviting young people aged 18 to 29 anywhere in the world to pitch a tech-based idea that helps their peers find health information, support or services. You choose the issue, from mental well-being and sexual health to substance use or health care access, and you do not need a finished product: early concepts, prototypes and existing projects are all welcome. Three finalists are picked, and the winning team gets $5,000 USD in seed funding plus mentorship from ETR.

What you get:

  • $5,000 USD in seed funding for the winning team, plus support and mentorship from ETR
  • $2,000 USD for the first runner-up and $1,000 USD for the second runner-up
  • Visibility, feedback and support from YTH Live Global and ETR for all three finalists

What you'll do:

  • Fill in a short online application
  • Record a three to five minute video introducing your team, the health or well-being problem, your idea, how young people shaped it, and how you would use the award
  • Propose a website, app, game, chatbot, text or mobile service, online peer-support community, digital learning experience or similar tech-based tool

Key dates:

  • Applications opened October 12, 2026
  • Applications close November 1, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time
  • Winners announced December 10, 2026

More information:

  • Judged on relevance, youth leadership, usefulness, innovation, feasibility, access, safety and clarity
  • Questions go to ythlive@etr.org
  • Past winners (2021 to 2024) include HealthWave (United States) and Youth Minds Connect (Malawi)

Who can apply

  • Individuals or teams of one to five people
  • Every team member must be aged 18 to 29 when the application is submitted
  • Open to applicants located anywhere in the world
  • Applications must be in English; the innovation itself may use any language
  • The idea must be tech-based and respond to a health or well-being problem affecting young people

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Good to know

  • +$5,000 seed funding and mentorship for the winner, $2,000 and $1,000 for the runners-up
  • +Free to apply
  • +Open worldwide to ages 18 to 29, alone or in a team of up to five
  • +Early concepts are welcome, so you do not need a finished product
  • +Run by ETR, a US health nonprofit, with published past winners

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only three finalists are selected
  • !Prize money goes to the team, not to each member
  • !Every team member must be 18 to 29 when you apply
  • !Applications must be in English
  • !Closes 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on November 1, which is the morning of November 2 in much of the world

Sources checked

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$5,000 YTH Live Innovation Challenge
Nov 01, 2026 23:59:00 PT