The Climate and Energy Prize (https://cep.mit.edu/) is a startup competition organized by MIT students. Each year, teams of students from around the world compete for more than $100,000 in non-dilutive cash prizes.
Early Bird deadline: Sunday, December 14, 2025 11:59 ET (with early access to bootcamp, resources, and more!)
Final deadline: Sunday, January 11, 2026 11:59pm ET
Please make sure your email address is correct, as it will be the primary means for the CEP administrators to communicate with your team.
This application gathers information on (1) the startup, (2) the startup's motivating problem, proposed solution, core product, and commercialization, and (3) each individual team member.
There are 20+ pages in the application but several are placeholders for teams of 3+, so do not be discouraged!
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