Westly Prize
We believe that small bets and a growth mindset lead to breakthrough innovations. Since 2012, we’ve awarded cash prizes to early-stage, young social innovators in California with novel solutions to community challenges. Click “Apply Now” below to become the next Westly Prize winner.
Prizes totaling up to $145,000 will be awarded to winning changemakers and social innovators. Three top prizes of $40,000 in unrestricted funding will be given.
2025 Westly Prize winner RescueSight speak to KNTV Fox 2 News about their revolutionary technology which equips first responders with real-time insights during disasters.
Newsworthy Notes
CBS News highlights the promise of 2025 Westly Prize Winner Ashmita Kumar’s innovative stroke detection technology, Code Blue AI.
2021 Westly Prize winner Farmlink Project has launched their first video series to “inform key questions about affordability, food surplus, and the direction of American agriculture.