How to apply

• You'll need a team of 2 to 4, with all participants enrolled in a Masters, PhD or Post-Doctorate program at the time you apply. Applications close on 1 July (15:59 CEST). 

   

• Once the challenge question is announced, you and your team will work together to create a policy pitch, its content and a short video detailing your thought process and proposed solution. 

   

• The Hackathon will take place from Friday 29 Aug (09:00 CEST) to Sunday 1 Sept (09:00 CEST). Participation is entirely virtual, and open to eligible post-graduate students from anywhere in the world. 

   

• The three finalists will be invited to present their projects virtually to the jury at an event during the WTO Public Forum week (15-19 Sept), where the winner and two runner ups will be decided. 

Register your team

Submissions will consist of three elements:

• Section 1: a narrative section explaining the element of the problem the submission is hoping to address, and how the solution is intended to address it (1,000 words max.);

   

• Section 2: a substantive section, outlining how the proposed solution would appear in a Ministerial Declaration, General Council Decision, treaty change etc (500 words max.);

   

• Section 3: a video explaining the proposal and how it would work (3 minutes max.)

   

The guidelines provide all the description of the theme, eligibility criteria and evaluation criteria and other hackathon related information.