Deadline: March 10, 2026
Applications are open for the QS ImpACT Skills Challenge 2026. The QS ImpACT Skills Challenge is a free global competition, using digital games to tackle the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through social innovation, creative collaboration, and community engagement among youth.
Whether participants code from scratch or use no-code tools, they design powerful digital games that raise awareness and drive change – supported by expert-led training from some of the world’s leading universities and organisations.
In the 2025 edition, they saw games tackling themes like organic farming, recycling, forest conservation, fair trade, marine pollution, gender equality, improving public health, and more – all created with the goal of inspiring real-world impact.
Prizes
- Global Recognition: Winners featured among the 9000+ QS ImpACT gobal youth community, QS Insights magazine and celebrated at the London Youth Summit 2026.
- Funding: Top winning games are receive funding from a £2,000 prize pool to further develop and scale their games
- Certification: Digital badges and official certificates co-branded with prestigious global partners.
- Career Growth: Free expert-led training sessions by leaders from organizations like JP Morgan, Zoom, Arizona State University, University of Exeter and Netcore Cloud.
Eligibility
- Open to youth aged 18-35 from all backgrounds and skill levels.
- Form a team of 2-5 members and register.
Application
Application deadline is March 10, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
For more information, visit QS ImpACT Skills Challenge.
