2026 Oxford Saïd Global Climate Tech Challenge for High School Students and Teachers Worldwide

2026 Oxford Saïd Global Climate Tech Challenge for High School Students and Teachers Worldwide

This is your chance to shape solutions that could transform our planet’s future.

Step onto a global stage and turn a climate idea into action. We invite high school students and teachers worldwide to use technology to tackle the climate crisis with bold, practical solutions.

Presented by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, this competition empowers young innovators and educators to design tech‑driven ideas that address one of humanity’s greatest challenges and to present them at the University of Oxford.

What participants will gain:

• Real‑world purpose: apply technology to urgent challenges in air pollution, extreme weather, food security, biodiversity and water scarcity
• Skills and credibility: sharpen problem‑solving, teamwork and ethical thinking while building a portfolio recognised by Oxford Saïd
• A platform for impact: present to an international audience in Oxford and join a growing network of peers, academics and practitioners

Entrants should respond to one of five key challenges, using technology as the foundation for their ideas and lesson plans:

• Air pollution
• Extreme weather events
• Food security
• Biodiversity
• Water scarcity

Requirements

Students

Entries must:

• be from a team of 3-5 students aged 15-18 (individual entries will not be accepted)
• be submitted as a ten-page PowerPoint presentation (saved as PDF, ideally under 10mb)
• include a video of up to three minutes in length
• include a completed consent form for each student, signed by a parent or guardian

Teachers

Entries must:

• be from an individual teacher (team entries will not be accepted)
• include a series of lesson plans intended for your school’s curriculum (saved as PDF, ideally under 10mb)

Prizes

Top prizes

The winning student team will win a full scholarship to the Future Climate Innovators summer school in 2027 in Oxford, taught by Oxford University’s world renowned academics. (All expenses paid)

The winning teacher will attend an Executive Education Programme at Oxford Saïd in Oxford, in 2027 (all expenses paid).

Finalist prizes

All finalists will have an all-expenses paid trip to Oxford to present at the finals.

Participation

All students and teacher who have their submissions approved will receive a certificate of participation from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Benefits

• Completely free to enter
• All‑expenses‑paid trip to Oxford this October for shortlisted student teams and teachers
• Top prizes: a full scholarship to the Future Climate Tech Innovators summer school for the winning student team and a place on an Oxford Executive Education programme for the winning teacher
• A truly global community: last year’s competition drew 1,600+ entries from 75 countries

Apply Here for the 2026 Oxford Saïd Global Climate Tech Challenge