NATO Innovation Challenge
NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT)
About this opportunity
A recurring themed challenge from NATO's transformation command that spotlights startup and academic solutions to a specific operational problem, with prizes and pathways toward NATO development — access for Ukrainian teams runs mostly through NATO-nation partners.
The NATO Innovation Challenge is a recurring, themed competition organised by NATO's Allied Command Transformation, usually with a host nation, that surfaces non-traditional innovators — startups and academia — against one defined operational problem per edition. Winners gain prizes and possible pathways toward NATO development. It is oriented to NATO nations, so Ukrainian teams generally take part through a NATO-nation partner or a designated partner-nation edition; each call's terms should be checked.
Eligibility
Edition-based challenges run by NATO ACT, often via host-nation partners; prioritizes non-traditional innovators (startups, academia). Oriented to NATO nations — Ukrainian teams typically take part via a NATO-nation partner or a partner-nation edition; check each call's terms.
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Aggregated from open, public sources and collected here for Ukrainian defense & dual-use companies. Details can change — confirm the current terms on the program's own page.