WISE Prize for Education 2026-2027

The WISE Prize for Education is a global award program that identifies outstanding education innovations and provides funding, mentorship, and development support to scale them. Each finalist enters a 12-month development program with dedicated funding and expert mentorship, culminating in awarding a prize from a $1 million pool at the end of the cycle.

Funding, mentorship, and development support; structured 12-month development program; opportunity to win a share of a USD 1 million prize pool.

Open to organizations anywhere in the world; individuals are not eligible to apply.

Applications are submitted via the WISE Prize application portal; submissions are reviewed and graded by the WISE team.