Submit your applications for the Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank Competition before August 7th 2022!

Global Water Partnership-Caribbean together with its partners UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat & Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP), through the #GEFCReW+, Caribbean Climate Innovation Center and #DIA – Democratizing Innovation in the Americas (The Trust for the Americas) invite you to submit your applications for the 2022 Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank Competition.

The Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank Competition seeks to provide a unique opportunity for young persons from the Caribbean, aged 18 to 34 years, to pitch innovative and impactful water-related project ideas to support better water resources management in their community, country or the Caribbean region.

Only 6 weeks left!

The end of Phase 1 is rapidly approaching and we are eager to receive your applications!

PHASE 1: Enter by Submitting Your Water-Related Project Proposal  

The deadline for the submission of your application/project proposal is August 7th, 2022 at midnight Atlantic Standard Time (AST). Entrants must: Complete and submit the competition’s online project proposal template here by August 7th, 2022: https://forms.gle/mTw1fTjQSUPqjshp9.

Please note: All project proposals must be submitted in English and a maximum of two (2) persons can apply together on a submission.

For the first time in this year’s competition, there will be two (2) seed funding awards of US$4,000 each.

Category 1

Seed funding of US$4,000 will be awarded for the best project/idea under the following themes:

  • Water and Agriculture
  • Water and Climate
  • Water and Health
  • Water and Energy
  • Water and Tourism

Category 2

Seed funding of US$4,000 will be awarded for the best project/idea under the theme:

  • Integrated Water and Wastewater Management (IWWM)

 Download 2022 Competition Brief

Easily access all details about the 2022 Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank by downloading the competition brief here.

 Contact Us

For any questions related to the competition, please e-mail the GWP-C Secretariat at info@gwp-caribbean.org. Also, please ensure that “2022 Shark Tank” is included in the title of your e-mail.