Applications can be submitted via the official registration portal at hackadev.lk or by post.

Deadline for submission is 11.59 pm on 27th September 2020.

Individuals who have taken part in Social Innovation Camps in 2018 and 2019 are not eligible to apply for the National Youth Social Innovation Challenge 2020.

Submissions can be made in either English, Sinhala or Tamil.

Minimum of 3 members and maximum of 5 members can be in a team

All the team members should be under 29 years of age at the closing date for applications.

Teams must consist of a minimum of one female team member.

To encourage diversity, teams with young people with disabilities and/or ethnic diversity and gender balance will be given preference within the selection process

The shortlisted teams must attend their designated programme unless for unavoidable circumstances.

Teams will get a maximum of 5 minutes to further explain the idea that they have applied with/solution you are proposing.

Maximum of 3 minutes Q&A with the judges.

This phase is not to present a prototype

Teams are not expected to do a ppt/other presentation for the audition (verbal explanation only)

Teams will be further short listed for the social innovation camps following the marks scored at the Idea Auditions

Shortlisted applicants from the idea auditions phase will be assigned with a research assignment to gain a deeper understanding about the problem area. 

Final selection for the Social Innovation Camps will be based on the research assignment. 

Teams should submit the research assignment documents on time (a submission deadline will be informed) and those who fail to submit the research assignment on time will not be considered for the Social Innovation Camps. 

The research assignment guideline will be sent to the shortlisted teams following the idea auditions.

It is compulsory for the selected teams (to take part in the social innovation camps) to participate in the camps unless for unavoidable circumstances.

Selected Teams can start designing and creating the basic structure and do necessary research of the project from the day of announcement of selection but are not allowed to bring a finalized product to the competition

All the teams need to demonstrate and pitch their solutions at the end of the social innovation camps

Teams are free to use any technology, platform and tools they wish to

The Social Innovation camp will be a five-day residential, all-expense paid experience

15 teams will be selected for each social innovation camp