Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders Today

ChallengeUS is an award-winning 501(c)3 nonprofit providing educational opportunities to elevate student voices on world issues through global competitions and scholarship prizes.

Our Mission

01 Engage Youth Voices

Engage and elevate student voices on critical civic issues, thereby effectively crowdsourcing fresh perspectives and ideas from the next generation of leaders

02 Provide Opportunities

Provide students with competitive yet educational opportunities to demonstrate their skills and ideas across a wide range of disciplines

03 Support Students

Spotlight and support future leaders through scholarship prizes, awards and public recognition

04 Build a Network

Build a vast, global network of student leaders that transcends across borders, backgrounds and politics

ChallengeUS

Future Leaders

Competition

Winter 2024

Enter the Winter 2024 Future Leaders Competition Now!

After an extremely successful Spring competition cycle, ChallengeUS is excited to return with its signature Future Leaders Competition for this winter. Opening on US Election Day (November 5th) and closing on January 25th, this iteration of the competition is centered around the theme of effective leadership.

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ChallengeUS at the United Nations!

This past September, ChallengeUS had the honor of being invited to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City for the Summit of the Future. Alongside hundreds of other young, civic-minded leaders from all over the world, our team had the opportunity to be in conversation with, learn from, and network with world leaders, leading academics, and other influential leaders in public service.

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Hear what Youth are saying about ChallengeUS

Testimonials

Experiences outside the classroom are just as important as those inside the classroom. ChallengeUS offers those opportunities that the next generation needs and that students are looking for to prepare for their future.

Mollie G. | USA

Young voices are catalysts for change, and I'm so grateful to the ChallengeUS team for giving us the opportunity to share our voices and contribute to this important conversation.

Krishma C. | Canada

ChallengeUS is taking great initiative towards youth empowerment on a global scale... After participating in just one competition, I feel more motivated to aim higher in school and working on impact in general. Great work being done!

Mahnoor J. | Pakistan

Participating in the ChallengeUS competition helped me uncover a passion for writing that I didn’t realize I had... I am truly grateful for this platform, which has opened my eyes to new possibilities and personal growth.

Tshireletso T. | South Africa

ChallengeUS was a fantastic opportunity to test my abilities and learn from other participants. The competition provided an inspiring environment for creativity and critical thinking, and I am grateful for this opportunity, which has helped me grow both personally and professionally.

Rahimi M. | Morocco

Challenge US gave me the opportunity to test myself, to process thoughts and considerations that, although already part of me, I had not yet had the chance to put in order properly, and most importantly, to have fun in doing so.