MIT Climate & Energy Prize
MIT Climate & Energy Prize: who can apply, what you get and when it opens.
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Program details
The 2025–26 rules say business-plan descriptions must be entrants’ original work and require written permission for third-party intellectual property used in a plan before semifinals. They also state that MIT CEP does not enter into NDAs with entrants, and that Managing Directors and Startup Relations VPs can access all applicant materials. Consider these terms before submitting sensitive information; their application to a later cycle is not established.
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Questions about this program
Who could apply under the 2025–26 rules?
The rules welcomed students worldwide and required teams of at least two people, with at least half of the founding team enrolled students or college/university postdoctoral fellows. The rules also set enrollment and graduation timing conditions for those counted as students or postdocs. Whether these requirements apply unchanged to a later cycle is not established.
What support do advancing teams receive?
Selected semifinalist teams receive mentorship to refine their business plans, and teams advancing to the Grand Finals receive additional mentorship.
What should applicants know about confidentiality?
The 2025–26 rules say MIT CEP does not enter into NDAs with entrants and give Managing Directors and Startup Relations VPs access to all applicant materials. The rules also require original business-plan descriptions and written permission for third-party intellectual property used in a plan before semifinals.
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What the sources say about MIT Climate & Energy Prize
Cosine's April 2026 announcement reports a $100,000 grand prize; it does not identify an ISO currency.
Source: April 2026 $100,000 MIT Climate & Energy PrizeCosine's April 2026 announcement reports that it won the 2026 MIT Climate & Energy Prize Grand Final.
Source: April 2026 $100,000 MIT Climate & Energy PrizeMIT CEP says directory founders may update their information at the beginning and end of annual cycles.
Source: MIT Climate & Energy PrizeMIT CEP describes ongoing alumni-directory participation for teams reaching quarterfinal rounds or above in previous years.
Source: MIT Climate & Energy PrizeMIT CEP's 2025–26 rules allow forfeiture or return of awards for rule or disclosure noncompliance; this is not a participant-fee refund policy.
Source: 2025-2026 Rules & EligibilityMIT CEP's 2025–26 rules give Managing Directors and Startup Relations VPs access to all applicant materials.
Source: 2025-2026 Rules & Eligibility
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