A 6-week innovation journey for Saudi high school students to build future-ready mindsets, innovation skills and capabilities through tackling real-world challenges and turn bold ideas into (...)
Emerging Innovators is a 6-week applied innovation journey for Saudi high school students in Grade 10 and 11.
The program is designed for students who are curious, motivated, and ready to explore how emerging technologies can help solve real-world challenges. Across the journey, students will work in teams, learn practical innovation tools, explore future-focused themes, develop ideas, and present their work at a final showcase in September 2026.
Students will explore themes such as Future of Mobility, Future of Food, Future of Entertainment, and Future of Retail. Final themes, exact dates, venue details, and agenda will be shared with students upon acceptance.
This is not a traditional classroom course, research competition, or hackathon. It is a hands-on learning experience where students collaborate, receive guidance, engage with experts, and build confidence in problem-solving, creativity, communication, and innovation.
Students explore future trends, understand real-world challenges, learn innovation tools, generate ideas, and begin developing their team projects.
Students refine their work, strengthen their story, prepare their pitch, and learn how to communicate their ideas clearly and confidently.
Teams present their work, reflect on their learning journey, receive recognition, and graduate from the program.
You will learn how to identify real problems, understand users, generate ideas, use emerging technologies, build and test solutions, and present your work clearly.
No. You do not need coding experience. The program introduces accessible tools so students can build and test ideas without needing to be expert developers.
Students may explore tools such as AI, no-code platforms, dashboards, simulations, digital platforms, AR/VR concepts, and other emerging technologies depending on the project direction.
Yes. Industry and expert contributors may join through talks, feedback sessions, mentoring moments, and showcase involvement.
Yes. The program ends with a final showcase and graduation in September 2026.
Yes. Students who complete the full program will receive a certificate of completion from Misk Foundation.
Saudi nationals currently enrolled in Grade 10 or 11 at one of the participating target schools.
The program runs across 6 weeks during Summer 2026 and concludes with a final showcase in September 2026.
The program will take place in Riyadh. Venue details will be shared with students upon acceptance.
Yes. The program is fully funded by Misk Foundation. There is no cost to participate.
Yes. Parent or guardian consent is required to participate.
You will be selected as an individual and placed into a team during the program.
The program will select 40 students, working in 8 teams of 5.
Students should only accept a place if they can commit to the full program. If your availability changes, inform your school coordinator as soon as possible.
Applications close on July 4, 2026. Schools will review submissions based on the program criteria, and selected students will be informed between July 12–13, 2026. The program concludes with the final showcase and graduation on September 12, 2026.
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