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WEGE Prize 2020
August 26, 2019
WHAT IS WEGE PRIZE?
Wege Prize is an annual competition that ignites game-changing
solutions for the future by inspiring college/university students
around the world to collaborate across institutional, disciplinary,
and cultural boundaries to redesign the way economies
work. Participants contend for over $30,000 (USD) in
total cash prizes, all while helping to show the world what
the future of problem solving looks like.
Beginning August 26, the
program will accept team applications for Wege Prize 2020.
Geography majors in the past were successful in competing for this award!
THE PLAYERS
College/university students from all over the world will compete in
transdisciplinary teams of five, representing different academic
disciplines and different academic institutions.
Undergraduate,
graduate, and doctoral level student are eligible to compete. PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
THE CHALLENGE
"How can we create a circular economy?"
Each team must leverage its transdisciplinary makeup to
collaboratively design and propose a product, service,
business/non-profit organization, or other solution to a wicked
problem that can help us transition from a linear economic model to a
circular economic model. READ THE 2020 DESIGN BRIEF
THE PRIZES
Winning teams will split the following awards evenly between their
five members:
First Place: $15,000 (USD)
Second Place: $10,000 (USD)
Third Place: $5,000 (USD)
PAST WINNERS
Learn more about the WEGE Prize by following this link: https://www.wegeprize.org/#competition