How to enter the prize
All entries should be made through the online form, prior to the deadline, 16 September 2026 at 12pm noon UTC.
For questions, matchmaking assistance, or accessibility accommodations, email us at: snakebite.prize@challengeworks.org.
Over the three-month entry period, we are offering resources to help you curate your solution and build your team:
Find collaborators using our match-making platform.
Snakebite envenoming is a complex challenge, demanding a range of holistic solutions and multidisciplinary approaches to tackle it. We highly encourage teams to search for partners to complement their organisation’s skillset and strengthen their proposals. The prize will support interested participants to make these connections.
Join a SnakeHack to identify innovative avenues for your entry.
The prize has partnered with Appropedia, Villgro Africa, MRFRI & Villgro Philippines during our three-month entry period to ensure innovators based in regions most affected by snakebite are supported to develop solutions for the prize. Gain insights from snakebite experts in our webinar series and join SnakeHacks to identify innovative avenues for your entry.
Entry process and guidance:
All entries should be made through the online form on Submittable.
This needs to be filled in by the organisation leading the team (the lead entrant).
To access the entry form and submit an entry you will need to set up a Submittable account.
Once you have started an entry you can save a draft and return to it at a later date to complete.
The entry deadline is 16 September 2026 at 12 noon UTC.
Note that you’ll have to complete your entry form in English.
Email us at snakebite.prize@challengeworks.org if you encounter any issues when completing the entry form.
The entry form is made up of five sections:
Section A. Eligibility form: When you click the entry form, you’ll first complete an eligibility check. This ensures you meet the criteria before proceeding. Ineligible entries won’t be processed.
Section B. About your entry: This summary of your proposed solution provides context for the rest of your entry. We will use this information throughout the assessment and judging process to support the finalist selection process.
Section C. Entry form: Once you select the track for your entry, you’ll have to answer the questions which will be assessed against the judging criteria.
Section D. Declaration: You’ll have to sign a declaration stating that you fulfill the eligibility criteria, have read the T&Cs, and that all the information is correct to the best of your knowledge.
Section E. Additional information: We will use this information to help shape the Wellcome Snakebite Innovation Prize and to support programme evaluation. This information will not be assessed and will be concealed from assessors and judges during their evaluation.
Tip: To prevent losing your work due to technical issues, draft your answers offline first, then copy them into the entry form when you’re ready.
You can download the entry form template here.
Before submitting your entry, please ensure that:
You have read our innovator handbook;
You have read and understood the Terms and Conditions and Privacy policy;
Your team is entering under the track most suited to your solution and meets the eligibility criteria;
Your entry is aligned with the challenge statement and judging criteria.
For questions, matchmaking assistance, or accessibility accommodations, email us at: snakebite.prize@challengeworks.org.
