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RISE Awards 2026

Real Impact on the Society and the Environment (RISE Awards)

Are you working on a project aiming to improve something in our society or environment? Would your project benefit from new connections, international exposure and funding? Then the RISE Awards is for you!

The RISE Awards is an international pitch competition showcasing student achievements in sustainability and social innovation, helping scale their projects by connecting them with academic and industry experts.

Selected projects will pitch live on the 13 of May in Lund. Two winners will be chosen to represent Lund University in the international (virtual) round of the competition, where you can win 2000 USD.

Registration deadline: 29 April.

To participate, you must be a Lund University student or recent graduate with a project that addresses at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal and includes concrete steps toward implementation. Read more here.

There are 11 questions in this survey.
Questions
Please provide us with your name and surname
If you are a group, choose one person to be the contact person.
Please provide your email address.
Are you currently at student at Lund University?
If you are not a student at Lund University any longer, what year did you graduate?
What is the name of your project?
Tell us a bit about your project.
Please include: 1. what issue your project addresses, 2. what stage is the project currently in, 3. why your project is important and 4. what you have achieved so far. 
Which of the UN Sustainable Development Goals does your project contribute to?
It can cover one or several of the sustainability goals. You find all the goals here: https://sdgs.un.org/goals
How many people are working on the project?
Please note that if you are more than 7 people you need to identify a leadership group to be identified as main entrants.
Have you applied for or received funding for your project?
Projects may already have applied for, or be in receipt of development funding or other awards, but this must be disclosed upon entering RISE. 
Do you have experience pitching your project?
Are you in Lund and available to pitch your project on the 13th of May in the afternoon? 
 
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