Call for Diamond Challenge 2026 is open now!!!
The Diamond Challenge invites high school students worldwide to build solutions to solve problems they are passionate about and join a growing community of innovators and changemakers.
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Diamond Challenge unites young innovators from around the world through a common goal: innovation. Teams come together to pursue their passion, share ideas, and create the world they envision. Each year teams with the most promising ideas are awarded prize funding to develop their venture or support higher education aspirations. Every participant has the opportunity to grow their network, gain valuable feedback, and discover future collaborations. The Diamond Challenge is a platform for teens from around the world to learn entrepreneurship, engage with a like-minded community and compete for $100,000 in awards. High school students participate in a year-long program and develop ideas to address pressing challenges they’ve identified. To date, Horn has awarded $322,743 in funding to student ventures and higher education scholarships. Established in 2012, the top-rated Diamond Challenge provides high school students from around the world with an opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship, make valuable connections, and compete for more than $100,000 in cash and prize awards. Students participate in teams of 2-4 by identifying a pressing challenge, developing a novel idea for a business or social venture to address the challenge, gathering evidence to validate their idea, and pitching it to a panel of judges. All participants gain experience working to solve a real-world problem and benefit from valuable feedback. Top teams also receive recognition, funding awards, and invitations to attend Limitless World Summit.
Location:
United StatesBenefits
- Awards are given to the top three teams in both business innovation, presented by CSC, and social innovation tracks to advance their entrepreneurial journeys. Top three awards are :
- 1st Place: $12,000
- 2nd Place: $8,000
- 3rd Place: $4,500
Eligibilities
- Teams must consist of 2-4 high school students aged 14-18 at the submission deadline.
- Each team is required to have one adult advisor aged 21 or older. While multiple advisors are allowed, only one can be included in the official team submission.
- Each student may participate on only one team and submit one concept per competition year.
- Throughout the competition, participants must avoid listing or disclosing the names of their schools unless the school constitutes a critical element of their concept.
- Only concepts created by members of the team may be submitted. If a submission has also been conceived by members not participating in the Diamond Challenge, their full legal names must be disclosed during submission to avoid potential conflicts of interest and/or potential legal challenges at later stages of the competition.
- Concepts must not have generated more than $100,000 in total revenue prior to the submission deadline.
- Concepts that have advanced to the final round (Summit) in prior years cannot be resubmitted.
Application Process
Participants have to register from the link to participate.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2026 (58 Days Remaining)
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