Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition | Applying in 2025

Here’s a comprehensive overview of the Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition (CEC): Submission window: 12 May – 11 July 2025. Public voting: 12 Jul – 12 Aug 2025.

🚀 What is CEC?

• Global ideas competition run annually by Stiftung Entrepreneurship (Berlin) in partnership with the Goi Peace Foundation.

• Launched in 2013 under UNESCO’s Sustainable Development Goals initiative.

• Open to anyone aged 13 and above. Team submissions are allowed, and participants commit to at least one SDG.

📅 2025 Edition Details

• Submission window: 12 May – 11 July 2025.

• Phases:

  1. Idea pitch submission

  2. Free online training + completion of Entrepreneurial Design Canvas (EDC)

  3. Public voting: 12 Jul – 12 Aug 2025

  4. Jury evaluation & winners announced after 12 August.

• Format: Purely ideas-based this year—no fully launched ventures.

• Platform: Entirely virtual, hosted on Entrepreneurship Campus with ~141 nations represented.

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🏅 Prizes & Recognition

• There are no financial awards or scholarships. Instead, participants earn:

  • A certificate

  • A completed business-design canvas

  • Access to knowledge, feedback, and global networking opportunities.

• Awards include:

  • Main winners, based on jury evaluation

  • YoungStar Award for 13–29-year-olds

  • People’s Choice Award, decided by vote.

🌟 Past Winners (2023 & 2024)

2024 Winners :

1. DermaMarker (Kazakhstan)

2. OrthoGenx (USA)

3. Flowetti (Vietnam)

• People’s Choice: Trash to Treasure (USA)

• YoungStar: Virtual Companion for Eczema Patients (Vietnam)

2023 Winners :

1. CoSoG Nepal (Nepal)

2. Preventing Disability through Immunization (Kenya)

3. YouthBiz simulation game (Ukraine)

• People’s Choice: VegiWave (Vietnam)

• YoungStar: Shower Saver (USA)

✅ Pros & Cons (Student Perspective)

According to a student-focused review:

• ✅ Offers strong entrepreneurial learning via structured courses and the EDC

• ✅ Good for global exposure, peer engagement, and resume-building

• ❌ Doesn’t provide cash prizes or scholarships

• ❌ May lack personalized mentorship or extensive prestige compared to competitions like the Hult Prize or Enactus.

Should You Apply?

Yes, if you’re:

• Aged 13+ with an idea addressing an SDG

• Looking for structured feedback, networking, and entrepreneurial training

• Motivated by learning and recognition, rather than financial reward

Even participation can be a standout feature on college or portfolio submissions.

📌 Applying in 2025?

• Deadline: July 11, 2025, to submit your idea and complete required modules.

• Voting phase: From July 12 to August 12.

• Open to individuals or teams submitting in English (“Ideas-only” format).

🔍 Next Steps

• Visit the Entrepreneurship Campus to register and begin your pitch

• Complete the two free courses (Brains vs Capital & Sustainable Entrepreneurship)

• Fill out and submit your Entrepreneurial Design Canvas (EDC)

• Promote your idea during the public voting period