**Deadline for applications: Friday 6 December 2019 at 17:30**

Do you want to change the world? Do you have an idea for policymakers? Do you think you can convince a group of policy experts in just three minutes?

Policy Idol is an annual competition open to all current students at King’s, in which participants pitch their policy ideas to an elite panel of leading figures from the worlds of politics, academia and industry.

There are four cash prizes on offer at the competition. Here's what you can win:

Overall winner: £1,000
Audience prize: £250
Best delivery: £500
Best analysis: £500

You can enter by yourself or as part of a team, and on the day you will have just three minutes to present your idea to the judges, who will assess your pitch on the quality of delivery and the evidence and analysis underpinning it.

Organised by the Policy Institute at King’s College London, the competition sees the best ideas selected in a series of heats, with standout pitches from each heat put through to the final. All finalists receive bespoke training in policy analysis and communications, as well as an opportunity to improve their pitch.

Heats will take place on the following days:

Tuesday 21 January: 10:00 – 12:00
Tuesday 21 January: 13:00 – 15:00
Thursday 23 January: 10:00 – 12:00
Thursday 23 January: 13:00 – 15:00
Tuesday 28 January: 10:00 – 12:00
Tuesday 28 January: 13:00 – 15:00
Thursday 30 January: 10:00 – 12:00
Thursday 30 January 13:00 – 15:00

All heats will take place at the Policy Institute, King’s College London.

The final takes place in front of a live audience, with both the judges and the audience voting for their favourite idea at the end of the evening.

Find out more about the competition.

Policy Idol 2020 – Registration and heat allocation