Competition
MIT Climate & Energy Prize
A climate-tech startup competition for student teams. It is organised into nine tracks, including energy, food and land use, built environment, transportation, water resources, industrial decarbonization, climate adaptation, climate software and AI compute efficiency, and it pairs teams with industry mentors.
See your fitKey facts
- Organiser
- MIT
- Cycle
- 2026
- Amount
- $100,000 · Prize
- Open to
- Anywhere
- Stages
- Idea, Pre-seed
- Sectors
- Climate and energy
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See your fit: whether you qualify, the official application form, and Autopilot to fill it in for you. Equity, fees, format and location open with it.
See your fitKey questions about MIT Climate & Energy Prize
Who can apply to MIT Climate & Energy Prize?
MIT Climate & Energy Prize is aimed at startups at these stages: Idea and Pre-seed. Founders from anywhere can apply. Only startups in these sectors qualify: Climate and energy. Other requirements: Finalists travel to Boston in mid April to compete in person.
When is the MIT Climate & Energy Prize deadline?
Cycle: 2026.
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