KEY DATES
Early-Rate Deadline: Friday, November 15, 2024 (11:59 p.m. PT)
Early-Rate Fees:
Companies under 1,000 employees and academic institutions: $295
Companies over 1,000 employees: $495
Extended Application Deadline: January 10, 2025 (11:59 p.m. PT)
Regular-Rate Fees:
Companies under 1,000 employees and academic institutions: $395
Companies over 1,000 employees: $695
May 2025 – All applicants will be notified via email by end of May 2025 if they were chosen as one of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas.
June 2025 – All finalists and winners will be listed on our site, fastcompany.com. Select honorees will also be highlighted in our Summer 2025 issue of Fast Company.
Applications for the 2025 World Changing Ideas Awards are now closed.
To receive a notification when 2026 applications open, please fill out the form linked here.
Have any questions or concerns? Email us at WCIAwards@fastcompany.com