Youthquake: national business incubator for school and university students
Verified by the editorial team 29 September 2026
Updated Clarified: youth business incubator for individuals, not an NGO grant; added UAH 200,000-1,500,000 amounts and terms; source is the Youthquake site
Summary
A business incubator for young people, not a grant for organisations: team grants of UAH 200,000 to 1,500,000 for school students aged 13-17 and students aged 18-25, with a total fund of UAH 11,075,000. Registration ran until 18 September 2026.
About the call
Youthquake is a national business incubator run by the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Education, the Dia.Business network and the Entrepreneurship and Export Development Office, supported by UNICEF, Mastercard, UKRSIBBANK, the EU4Innovation East project and Lviv City Council. Teams of up to 3 spend three months developing their own idea with mentors through online lectures, motivational talks and a practical bootcamp, 5-8 hours a week.
Tracks are digital products, manufacturing, services, STEAM, GreenTech (sustainable energy, recycling, environmental protection) and AgroTech. The fund is UAH 11,075,000: 10 GreenTech teams at UAH 207,500, 4 school teams at UAH 250,000, 4 student teams at UAH 500,000, superfinalists at UAH 500,000 to 1,500,000 and 20 Lviv teams at UAH 200,000. Taxes are deducted from grants.
Training is followed by an online pitch round and a Grand Demo Day in Kyiv in January 2027. An adult team member applies online: school teams send a motivation letter, student teams a pitch deck of up to 10 slides.
Who can apply
- School students aged 13-17
- University students and young people aged 18-25
- Teams of up to 3 (members may be older)
Who cannot apply
- NGOs and other legal entities as applicants
What the funds are for
- Developing the team's business idea or startup
- GreenTech, AgroTech, STEAM, digital and service projects
- Three months of mentoring and training
Documents required
Forms and templates are on the call page
How to apply
- 1Choose a track and form a team of up to 3
- 2Complete the online form at youthquake.com.ua (submitted by an adult member)
- 3Submit by 18 September 2026
Questions and answers
- Can an NGO apply to Youthquake?
- No. NGOs and other legal entities are not applicants: teams of up to 3 take part and an adult team member applies online.
- How long does the Youthquake incubator training last?
- Teams spend three months developing their own idea with mentors, 5-8 hours a week. It is followed by an online pitch round and a Grand Demo Day in Kyiv in January 2027.
Change history
- Updated: Clarified: youth business incubator for individuals, not an NGO grant; added UAH 200,000-1,500,000 amounts and terms; source is the Youthquake site
