Hear From Past Winners: Join us on the 2 February 2026 at 17:30GMT for an additional introductory session on the CIC 2026 as well as hear from a winning team on their experience!
A Global Competition Bridging Innovation With Capital Deployment
Join students worldwide to develop and pitch innovative climate finance and analytics solutions tackling real-world investment challenges.
Connecting postgraduate students around the world to tackle climate challenges
440
Students from diverse disciplines participating in 2025 Climate Investment Challenges
128
Innovative finance and analytics solutions proposed to address real-world climate investment barriers
28
Universities worldwide contributing talent, expertise, and diverse perspectives
The Challenge
Design innovative financing mechanisms or data-driven climate analytics which enable climate investment, and explore the new Climate Analytics prize in our 7th year.
Innovative Financing Mechanisms
Climate Analytics
Timeline
1
Applications
Open:
January 16th 2026
2
Concept Note
Deadline:
March 16th 2026
3
Business Case Deck Deadline:
April 27th 2026
4
The Finals:
June 11th 2026
