Innovation Prize Programs

Milken Institute Innovation Prizes are a portfolio of customizable tools that help partners source, scale, and accelerate innovative solutions across sectors and geographies. They range from early-stage support and achievement-based recognition to large-scale global competition.  

No. The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize Program is one prize program within the broader Milken Institute Innovation Prizes portfolio. The Milken–Motsepe Prize is a specific partnership with the Motsepe Foundation focused on Africa. 

The Milken Institute works with a range of partners spanning philanthropy, business, and government to design and execute prizes tailored to their needs. Partners interested in designing and/or executing a prize can contact [email protected]. 

The Milken Institute provides research, field landscaping, data analysis, expert convening, and access to a global network of experts and investors across every stage of a prize cycle. 

Prize formats can range anywhere from prize advisory services and prize design to developing and executing medium- to large-scale national and global awards, contests, and competitions, each tailored to a partner's goals and the needs of a given field.