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Education Impact Challenge 2026
An Official Special Track of the Enactus Philippines National Competition 2026 · October 9–10, 2026 · De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
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Design a scalable, sustainable, and entrepreneurial initiative that expands the meaningful use of Khan Academy across the Philippines.
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The premier gathering of student leaders, faculty advisors, and social innovators across the Philippines.
Turn an education challenge into real impact.
The Khan Academy Education Impact Challenge (KEIC) 2026 invites Enactus teams across the Philippines to design scalable, sustainable, and entrepreneurial initiatives that expand the meaningful use of Khan Academy among more students, teachers, and schools.
We are looking for teams that can identify a real barrier, build a compelling solution, measure meaningful engagement, and show how their model can grow beyond their initial community.
If your team has an idea that can help make free, world-class education more accessible to Filipino learners, this is your chance to build it, test it, pitch it, and take it further.
Key dates for the KEIC 2026 competition season.
What is the Khan Academy Education Impact Challenge?
The Khan Academy Education Impact Challenge asks Enactus teams to design a scalable and sustainable initiative that can be implemented from November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 to measurably expand the meaningful use of Khan Academy among more students, teachers, and schools.
The initiative should contribute to Khan Academy Philippines' mission of bringing free, world-class education to every Filipino learner.
The Challenge Question
“How can your Enactus team design a scalable and sustainable initiative that, if selected, can be implemented from November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 to measurably expand the meaningful use of Khan Academy among more students, more teachers, and more schools to accelerate Khan Academy Philippines' mission of bringing free, world-class education to every Filipino learner?”
By March 31, 2027, what will be different because your Enactus team acted—and how will you prove it?
Every idea, pitch, implementation plan, and impact report should ultimately answer this question with evidence.
Questions your team may explore.
Six things matter.
Reach
More students, teachers, classrooms, or schools actively using Khan Academy.
Engagement
Meaningful use—such as learning time, skills practiced or mastered, teacher usage, or repeat participation.
Impact
Evidence or a credible pathway showing improvements in learning, teaching, access, motivation, or educational opportunity.
Innovation
An entrepreneurial approach that addresses a real barrier to adoption or engagement.
Scalability
A model that can be replicated across more schools, communities, cities, or provinces.
Sustainability
A solution that can continue creating impact beyond March 2027 without depending indefinitely on the Enactus team.
Who may apply.
The competition is open to all recognized Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines.
Team Composition
Each participating institution shall send:
- One (1) Faculty Advisor
- Three (3) Student Team Members
One Team Per Campus Policy
In accordance with Enactus Global policies:
- Only one (1) team may represent a school's campus.
- Institutions operating multiple legally distinct campuses may send one team per campus.
- Campuses must be officially recognized as separate campuses by the institution.
Unique and Separate Team from the Early-Stage Project Track
A team participating in the Khan Academy Education Impact Challenge Track may come from the same university as a team participating in the Early-Stage Project Track. However, the two participating teams must be distinct and independently constituted, with different faculty advisers and student members.
No faculty adviser or student member may participate in both teams.
You don't need a fully implemented project to apply.
KEIC is designed as an early-stage, developmental competition. At the application stage, your team does not need to have a fully implemented project. What matters is that you demonstrate:
From idea to implementation.
Application & Selection
Submit your team information and entrepreneurial project concept. Thirty (30) entries will be selected.
Mandatory Virtual Capacity-Building
Selected teams strengthen problem validation, entrepreneurship, solution design, impact measurement, Khan Academy integration, and pitching.
Project Development
Teams refine and develop their initiatives in preparation for the National Competition.
National Competition
The 30 selected entries compete in person in the Khan Academy track. The field advances from Top 30 → Top 10 → Top 4 → Champion.
Implementation
Winning teams implement their proposed initiatives from November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 and report progress and impact.
How to apply.
Interested teams must submit an Entrepreneurial Project Concept through the official online submission portal. The concept shall be evaluated based on the following criteria:
The strongest entries will show that Khan Academy is strategically integrated into the proposed solution—not simply added as a registration or branding exercise.
Application Period: August 30 – September 23, 2026
Applications must be submitted on or before:
September 23, 2026
Applications received after the deadline shall no longer be considered.
How teams advance.
Application
Teams submit their application and entrepreneurial project concept.
Screening and Evaluation
Applications are evaluated using the official KEIC criteria.
Top 30 Teams
The Top 30 teams are selected.
Official Notification
Selected teams are announced on September 20, 2026.
Advancement
The selected teams proceed to the mandatory Virtual Capacity-Building Program and subsequently to the Khan Academy track of the National Competition.
Mandatory virtual capacity-building for selected teams.
The selected teams participate in the Mandatory Virtual Capacity-Building Program from September 21–26, 2026. The program is designed to strengthen teams' ability to develop their proposed initiatives, and participation forms part of the KEIC competition journey.
Three rounds to the championship.
The Khan Academy Education Impact Challenge Track will be held as part of the Enactus Philippines National Competition 2026. The 30 selected entries compete in person, and the field advances from Top 30 → Top 10 → Top 4 → Champion.
10 minutes to make an impact.
Each team shall be allocated a total competition slot of 10 minutes.
How teams are evaluated.
Needs Assessment
Real problem, barriers, target users, context, evidence, and validation.
Business Principles & Financials
Viability, resource strategy, financial sustainability, cost logic, and continuation pathway.
Innovation
Originality and creativity in solving a real barrier.
Meaningful Khan Academy Integration
Strategic integration of Khan Academy into the initiative.
Potential to Scale
Ability to replicate across schools, communities, cities, or provinces.
Potential Positive Impact
Potential for measurable improvements in learning, teaching, access, motivation, or educational opportunity.
Pitch & Q&A
Clarity, storytelling, persuasiveness, evidence, confidence, and ability to defend assumptions.
What's at stake.
Winning teams receive both recognition for their achievement and implementation funding to bring their proposed initiatives to life. Each Major and Special Award is divided equally between a Team Award and an Implementation Grant.
₱200,000
- ₱100,000 Team Award
- ₱100,000 Implementation Grant
₱150,000
- ₱75,000 Team Award
- ₱75,000 Implementation Grant
₱100,000
- ₱50,000 Team Award
- ₱50,000 Implementation Grant
· Special Awards
₱15,000 Team Award + ₱15,000 Implementation Grant
₱15,000 Team Award + ₱15,000 Implementation Grant
₱15,000 Team Award + ₱15,000 Implementation Grant
₱15,000 Team Award + ₱15,000 Implementation Grant
₱15,000 Team Award + ₱15,000 Implementation Grant
₱15,000 Team Award + ₱15,000 Implementation Grant
₱10,000 Team Award + ₱10,000 Implementation Grant
· Total Prize Pool
₱650,000
₱325,000 in Team Awards + ₱325,000 in Implementation Grants
If a team receives both a Major and Special Award, the implementation funding from both awards may be combined to support the winning initiative.
More than a cash prize.
Winning means building, not just pitching.
Winning teams are expected to implement their proposed initiatives from November 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Proposals alone are not eligible for the major awards. Winning teams must:
Standards that protect learners.
Data Privacy & Child Protection
Teams must:
- Not collect, publish, or share identifiable student data, student accounts, photos, videos, quotes, or assessment results without required school and parental permissions.
- Use aggregated and anonymized reporting unless a lawful and expressly authorized basis permits otherwise.
- Obtain required permissions for learner-facing activities and comply with applicable school, child-protection, and data-privacy requirements.
Responsible Use of AI
Teams must:
- Use AI only to support—not replace—team ideas, teacher judgment, learner agency, or responsible implementation.
- Protect personal data and obtain required school and parent/guardian permissions for learner-facing activities.
- Ensure adult supervision for learner-facing AI activities.
- Disclose meaningful AI use and verify AI-generated content.
- Never use AI for high-stakes learner decisions or process sensitive data without authorization.
- Never fabricate project results.
Integrity
Misrepresentation of participant counts, partner commitments, funding secured, learning outcomes, platform usage, or other material claims is grounds for disqualification. All claims and evidence must be truthful and supportable.
An important note for participating teams.
KEIC is a terminal competition
Winning teams in this track are not eligible for Philippine representation at the Enactus World Cup 2026 because KEIC is not an official Enactus Global competition track.
Frequently asked questions.
Answers to the most common questions about eligibility, applications, the competition, implementation, and awards.
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Ready to build the next
education innovation?
If your team is ready to tackle a real education challenge, create meaningful engagement with Khan Academy, and build a model that can scale, we want to hear your idea.
For competition inquiries, contact the Enactus Philippines Secretariat.
Official announcements, application instructions, schedules, venue information, technical requirements, prize details, implementation requirements, reporting procedures, and other advisories will be issued through the official channels of Enactus Philippines and Khan Academy Philippines.
See you at the Khan Academy Education Impact Challenge 2026!