The Hult Prize 2026

$1 Million in funding available

The Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Social Impact is hosting the Hult Prize pitch competition at Queen’s University.

Hult Prize is a Global Pitch competition inspiring students to solve the world's biggest challenges through Social Entrepreneurship. Through a year-long competition, students from 120+ countries create high-impact startups that support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Finalists pitch their businesses to a panel of expert judges and the winning team receives $1 Million USD in funding to make their idea a reality.

Register to Participate

Build your team and register for a chance to represent Queen’s University at Nationals! Applications are now open.

Register Now 

The 2026 Hult Prize has officially kicked off! Whether you’re looking to take your existing startup to the next level or are inspired to build a brand-new business, we invite you to participate.

Registration Guidelines

• Teams must be comprised of 2-4 students
• The startup must tackle one of the Sustainable Development Goals
• The start-up can be an existing entity, you do not have to create a new startup to compete

Each team will be given 4 minutes to pitch and then have 4 minutes of Q&A to convince the judges that they are the best team to represent Queen’s University at the next stage.