Hack the Planet Competition by Satellite Applications Catapult and the Commonwealth Secretariat has officially launched! Apply now!
To celebrate Earth Day on 22 April, the Commonwealth Secretariat and Satellite Applications Catapult are launching the first-ever Hack the Planet competition, in search of innovative, impactful and scalable ideas that will tackle the threats facing communities around the world, linked to ocean degradation and the climate crisis. Hack the Planet competition seeks solutions to the world’s most pressing ocean challenges.
The virtual ideas competition will advance outstanding home-grown solutions from across 54 Commonwealth countries, targeting some of the world’s most pressing ocean-related challenges, such as eliminating plastic pollution, accelerating sustainable energy uptake, climate change, developing sustainable ‘blue’ approaches for the ocean economy and protecting nature in marine areas. With £10,000 in prize money to be won, the competition will encourage entrants to utilise and explore the information and connectivity available from satellites as part of their ideas.
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Selection Process:
- Up to 30 individuals or teams will be shortlisted to participate in the knowledge exchange program, which aims to educate and tutor entrants to turn their ideas into a honed idea pitch for the judges. Where appropriate, teams will be encouraged to join their ideas with other groups to aid idea development and collaboration opportunities
- Over two months, Hack the Planet will deliver a wide range of virtual tutoring sessions covering topics from Geospatial Information and Ocean Science to creating powerful pitches
- Judges will select six finalists from the final pitches received to participate in the final pitch event
- In the live event, the six finalists will pitch their ideas live to the panel of judges, and the winners will be selected
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OnlineBenefits
Participants in Hack the Planet 2021 can look forward to:
- The chance to win a prize-pool of £20,000 plus over £85,000 worth of satellite data and cloud computing services!
- The opportunity for virtual coaching from experts that can help support you throughout the competition
- The chance to pitch your idea to a panel of satellite and ocean experts
- The opportunity to network with peers, mentors, and experts
- Worldwide recognition for your idea
Eligibilities
Anyone can participate who-
- Lives in a Commonwealth country
- Over the age of 18 can enter, either as an individual or as part of a small team of up to 5 people
- You can also enter as a micro-enterprise – that’s a business with fewer than 10 employees
If you have any questions about your eligibility to enter the competition, please contact on [email protected] before submitting an entry.
Eligible Regions: Commonwealth countriesApplication Process
It’s easy to enter the competition. Just follow these three simple steps:
- Complete the registration form by clicking the Apply Now button on the top right-hand side of this site
- Once registered, you will be logged in and you can click the ‘Enter’ button to compete the entry form
- You can revisit your account to view and update your entry at any time until the closing date on 31st May 2021
- A pdf document is provided on Official website with the entry questions on so you can take away and work on them offline. This form is only for reference purposes and to help you compile your ideas
Looking for fully-funded opportunities, install the Youth Opportunities Android or iOS App here.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
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