Welcome to the
2025 Tufts Hult Prize Competition
The Hult Prize is a global pitch competition where students compete for a chance to win $1 million by presenting an idea that solves a social issue. The Tufts Hult Prize competition will take place on November 21st at 4 PM in JCC room 270. The winners will move on to compete in the Hult Prize National Competition.
Workshop: November 19th at 6pm (JCC Room 301)
2025 Theme: UNLIMITED
Pitch any idea you have for a social enterprise, as long as it is aligned with at least one of the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
How to Compete
1. Register your team by November 12, 2025 (2-5 members)
2. Attend office hours to prepare for the competition.
November 19th, 6pm-7pm. Location: TGI (JCC Room 301)
3. Prepare a 5-minute pitch deck of your business idea
4. Arrive on Nov. 21st in JCC room 270 before 4pm
Awards
🥇 1st place - $1000
🥈 2nd place - $400
🥉 3rd place - $100
Event Details
Applications Deadline [EXTENDED]: November 19, 2025
Competition Date at Time: November 21 from 4pm to 7pm
Location: Joyce Cumming Center Room 270
Agenda for November 21st
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Team Check in
4:00pm - 4:15pm: Introductions
4:15pm - 4:30pm: Judge Introductions
4:30pm- 6:30pm: Teams Pitch
6:30pm - 700PM: Judge Decisions & Awards
Global Competition Timeline
Stage 1: Qualifiers at Tufts
November 21st, 2025
Stage 2: Nationals
March- May
Stage 3: Digital Incubator
June - July
Stage 4: Global Accelerator
August
Stage 5: Global Finals
September 2025
Students compete to win the Tufts Hult Prize Competition.
The winning team at Tufts will compete in the Massachusetts regional competition.
Leading startups attend online workshops and mentorship.
The Best Startups attend the Hult Prize Global Accelerator in London.
Six finalists pitch their social venture to win the $1,000,000 Hult Prize.
Visit Hultprize.org for more details.
