The Global Challenge is the World Food Prize Foundation's educational curriculum focused on global food insecurity, agriculture and sustainability. To participate in the Global Challenge, students research and write a paper and develop solutions to some of the world's most critical issues. Each year over 8,000 students across the world engage with the Global Challenge curriculum. Over 1,600 student annually present their recommendations from their Global Challenge paper at a World Food Prize Foundation Youth Institute.
Ten awards, with an accompanying scholarship, are given each year. Winners of the Global Challenge Awards are selected from global participants in the Global Youth Institute, held concurrently with the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue.
2025 Global Challenge Winners
Sahasra Tavva - $1,000 Prize Winner
Allison Huang - $1,000 Prize Winner
Zain Akhtar - $500 Prize Winner
Vaishali Alapati - $500 Prize Winner
Sofia Esquivel - $500 Prize Winner
Aadi Patel - $250 Prize Winner
Anis Gazelle - $250 Prize Winner
Aditya Behara - $250 Prize Winner
Jeswith Mekapati - $250 Prize Winner
Jevaughn Wilson - $250 Prize Winner
2024 Global Challenge Winners
Amna Ahmad - $1,000 Prize Winner
Hadley Harvey - $1,000 Prize Winner
Ketsia Baributsa - $500 Prize Winner
Peggy Chen - $500 Prize Winner
Isabell Olsasky - $500 Prize Winner
Neel Chandalia - $250 Prize Winner
Etienne Exantus - $250 Prize Winner
Cherish Galliart - $250 Prize Winner
Nirmal Melam - $250 Prize Winner
Zane Tickoo - $250 Prize Winner