Program Description

The competition invites startups and innovators from around the world to partner with leading corporates in developing practical, scalable solutions for a more sustainable future.

This year’s competition focuses on challenges in the following areas:

• Renewable Energy
• Offshore Wind
• Greener Industries
• Sustainable Agrifood
• Sustainable Materials

For the full list of challenges, please visit the competition website.

Competition Details

Over S$3 million in pilot commitment and funding support available.

In addition to the grants, winners will benefit from Prizes for winning innovators include:

• Access to paid pilots and funding support with corporate partners to test and validate your solution in real-world settings
• Opportunities for co-innovation with industry partners, drawing on their extensive expertise and resources
• Mentorship and industry networking to sharpen your value proposition and open doors for collaborations
• Additional exposure to SOIC partner programmes (please refer to the Discovery Track for more information)

Each theme reflects pressing industry priorities and presents opportunities for innovators to pilot and scale transformative solutions in collaboration with leading corporate partners. Each challenge statement also highlights the potential sustainability impact that can be achieved through a successful solution.

• Challenge Statements 
• Featured Challenge Example

Prominent organizations presenting challenges include:

• ST Engineering
• Samsonite Group
• Singapore General Hospital
• Gardens by the Bay
• Seatrium

Successful collaborations between Singaporean and Israeli companies can be further leveraged through the Singapore-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation (SIIRD), which supports joint R&D and pilot projects.

Criteria

For the competition criteria, please visit – https://sustainability.innovation-challenge.sg/  

Application Process

Application Deadline – January 30, 2026 

Shortlist Announcement – March 9, 2026 

Evaluation Phase – March – April 2026 

Note: 

Please be advised that the Israel Innovation Authority is not the operator of this competition. All decisions, modifications, and other matters related to the competition are solely under the responsibility and authority of EnterpriseSG.