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MIT Solve's challenges seek social entrepreneurs who are using technology to solve today's most pressing problems.

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2024 Global Economic Prosperity Challenge

How can we harness technology to build and sustain peaceful and prosperous economies?

2024 Global Learning Challenge

How can we make learning more inclusive and equitable, while improving outcomes for all learners?

2024 Global Climate Challenge

How can communities create a zero-carbon world and adapt to a warmer climate?

2024 Global Health Equity Challenge

How can we use technology to make good health and access to quality care more equitable for all?

2024 Indigenous Communities Fellowship

How can Indigenous innovators in the US and Canada build upon traditional knowledge and technology to meet the social, environmental, and economic goals of their communities?

2024 LEAP Challenge

Eager to demonstrate that your education solution has a positive impact on learners?

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Future: AI-Enabled Assessments Challenge

Funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

How can we use AI to make assessments more personalized, engaging, and predictive for Pre-K to Grade 8 learners in the United States?

2024 MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge Virtual Showcase

Presented with MIT IDEAS

IDEAS is MIT's 23-year old social innovation and entrepreneurship program for students. Check out this year's finalists and vote for your favorite project!

Solve challenges span several different programs and areas of focus; learn more below:

Global Challenges

MIT Solve’s Global Challenges seek social entrepreneurs using technology to solve today’s most pressing problems in Climate, Economic Prosperity, Health, and Learning. Submissions are open from February to May each year. Selected innovators join the Solver class, receive a 9-month support program including coaching, unrestricted funding, and featuring at Solve Challenge Finals and Solve at MIT.

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Custom Challenges

Custom challenges are powered by MIT Solve in collaboration with external organizations to provide prize funding to entrepreneurs and innovators around the world. These challenges are run year-round and often include support programs for finalists and winners.

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Solv[ed]

Solv[ED] is designed to spark a sense of agency in young people aged 24 and under, encouraging, inspiring, and supporting them to become problem-solvers in their community and the world. Young people will be equipped with knowledge, tools, and resources to practice problem identification and solution design.

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Indigenous Communities Fellowship

MIT Solve’s Indigenous Communities Fellowship is designed to support Indigenous innovators, working in the United States or Canada, who are building upon traditional knowledge and technology to meet the social, environmental, and economic goals of their communities. Fellows also join the Solver class, receiving the same support along with participation in the US Equity summit. 

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