Application Requirements:

• Business idea must be student-led. (Ideas based on faculty-led research or projects already being carried out by an incorporated company you have established will not be eligible for selection.)
• Participants must be able to present their pitch in English. (The symposium and this contest will be conducted entirely in English.)
• Teams consisting of 3 to 6 members who are undergraduate or graduate students (including international students) from universities in Japan or abroad.
• Language: English

Application Categories:

• 【Idea Category】5 to 7 teams will be selected from all applicants to advance to the Final Competition.
  Teams that have clearly identified a social issue they want to address and have a business idea, but have not yet begun developing a prototype or validating the idea with users, or have only just started doing so.
• 【Seed / Startup Category】※Five teams will be selected from all applicants to advance to the Final Competition.
  Teams that have already begun validating or implementing their business idea in some form and are planning to launch a business, or teams that have been in business for less than two years.

Application Deadline:  Sunday, October 18, 2026

Results Announcement: Friday, November 13, 2026

Final Competition: Saturday, December 19 – Sunday, December 20, 2026

Venue: Tokyo Innovation Base (near Yurakucho Station)

• Saturday, December 19: Pre-event
• Sunday, December 20: Final Competition & Awards Ceremony

Contact: TOKYO GLOBAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE Executive Committee Secretariat (International Center, Chuo University)

Official Website: https://tokyo-global-innovation-challenge.jp/en/