Applications are currently being accepted for the New Voters x ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition Summer 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About New Voters x ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition Summer
The Future Leaders Competition is designed to amplify student voices and encourage thoughtful engagement with civic issues. Through multiple creative and analytical categories, participants can reflect on leadership experiences, civic responsibility, and youth-driven solutions to societal challenges.
The competition values originality, creativity, personal reflection, and analytical depth while providing a platform for students to express their ideas and inspire positive change.
Benefits of New Voters x ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition Summer
- One Best Overall "Grand Prize Winner" will be recognized along with four "Category Winner" honorable mentions (one from each submission category). This means 5 students, in total, will be recognized.
- The Grand Prize Winner will be awarded $1000 (USD)
- The Grand Prize Winner and the Category Winners will be spotlighted in a biographical article by ChallengeUS
- The Grand Prize Winner and the Category Winners will receive a Certificate of Achievement and their submissions will be published by ChallengeUS
- Selected participants will gain access to the global ChallengeUS Future Leaders Network
New Voters x ChallengeUS Future Leaders Competition Summer Requirements
- Any student, residing in any country, currently enrolled in an accredited high school or undergraduate college/university, is eligible to participate
- Students taking academic gap years or semesters are also eligible
- Students that are homeschooled are also eligible
- Submissions (speech or writing) must be in English
- Participants from previous competition cycles are eligible to enter the current competition cycle, except those that won first place in any previous ChallengeUS competitions
- Any use of AI or plagiarism is strictly prohibited and will result in automatic disqualification
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
07 September, 2026
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