Stage one
The qualification challenge.
Every journey to On the Edge begins here.
Applications open in
January 2027
The challenge is revealed here in January 2027, and applications open the same day. The exact date will be announced.
What qualifying gets you
Six finalists. Eight runners-up.
- 6The six strongest applicants become the On the Edge finalists and go through to the live competition.
- 8The eight strongest applicants after the finalists become the Best 8. They are invited to take part in one part of the competition event, and to attend the On the Edge 2027 Finale and watch the final competition live.
Your submission
Six steps, in order.
- 1Develop your response.
- 2Create a short slide deck.
- 3Record a presentation of no more than five minutes. Anything longer is disqualified.
- 4Complete the On the Edge application.
- 5Include the link to your presentation video in the application.
- 6Submit, and wait for feedback. We contact every applicant using the details on their application.
A note on originality. Your submission should reflect your own thinking. We are evaluating how you reason through an unfamiliar problem, not how well you can prompt an AI tool to produce a polished answer. Submissions that appear to be entirely AI-generated rather than genuine independent thinking may not progress.