TutorsLinks Educators Impact Challenge 2026

Applications are now open for the TutorsLinks Educators Impact Challenge 2026, a nationwide online competition designed for tutors, teachers and trainers across Nigeria. The challenge provides educators with an opportunity to showcase their teaching abilities, creativity and impact while competing for a share of ₦1,000,000 in cash prizes.

Organized by TutorsLinks, the competition focuses on the power of effective teaching and the role educators play in helping learners understand useful concepts. Participants are invited to demonstrate their teaching skills through an original video presentation that explains a useful concept clearly, accurately and engagingly.

The challenge is particularly relevant to educators who actively teach or tutor students preparing for examinations such as JAMB and WAEC, as well as those involved in Adult Education and other areas of learning. Applicants are encouraged to use the competition to demonstrate not only subject knowledge but also their ability to communicate ideas in ways that are creative and engaging for learners.

The competition is open to eligible tutors, teachers and trainers based in Nigeria. Participants must submit their entries before October 31, 2026. The Grand Finale is scheduled for November 28, 2026.

About the Challenge

The TutorsLinks Educators Impact Challenge is a nationwide online competition created to recognize educators who demonstrate strong teaching ability and meaningful educational impact.

Participants are asked to teach something useful in a video of approximately three minutes. The topic can relate to JAMB, WAEC, Adult Education or another area in which the applicant actively tutors or teaches.

The challenge places emphasis on several important qualities of effective education. These include clarity, accuracy, creativity, subject knowledge and learner engagement. Rather than simply presenting information, applicants are expected to show how well they can communicate a concept and help learners understand it.

Challenge Benefits

Successful participants will have the opportunity to receive:

• A share of the ₦1,000,000 total cash prize pool.

• ₦100,000 in cash for each of the 10 selected tutors.

• Financial support that can contribute to their education impact.

• Recognition for teaching quality, creativity and learner engagement.

• An opportunity to showcase teaching skills to a wider audience.

• Greater visibility for educators who demonstrate effective and innovative teaching.

Competition Focus

Applicants can create their teaching presentation around an area that they actively teach or tutor. Possible areas include:

• JAMB preparation and related subjects.

• WAEC preparation and related subjects.

• Adult Education.

• Other educational subjects or concepts actively taught by the applicant.

Entries should focus on a useful concept and demonstrate the applicant's ability to explain it in a simple, accurate and engaging manner.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the TutorsLinks Educators Impact Challenge 2026, applicants must:

• Be a JAMB tutor.

• Be a WAEC tutor.

• Be an Adult Education tutor.

• Be a trainer or teacher based in Nigeria.

• Demonstrate strong teaching quality and subject knowledge.

• Be able to explain useful concepts clearly and accurately.

• Demonstrate creativity in the presentation of the lesson.

• Show the ability to engage learners effectively.

Applicants should ensure that their submitted presentation is original and reflects their own teaching ability.

Required Application Materials

Applicants are required to prepare:

• An original teaching video.

• A useful educational concept that they actively teach or tutor.

• A clear explanation of the selected concept.

• Accurate subject information demonstrating strong knowledge of the topic.

• A presentation that demonstrates creativity and learner engagement.

The official challenge describes the entry as a teaching video designed to demonstrate the applicant's ability to teach something useful in approximately three minutes.

Selection Criteria

Entries will go through several stages of review before the finalists are selected.

The selection process includes:

• Profile verification to confirm the applicant's eligibility.

• Video review to assess compliance, originality and quality.

• Expert assessment of qualified entries by the competition review or judging team.

• Social media voting and public engagement for selected presentations.

How to Apply

1. Visit the official TutorsLinks Educators Impact Challenge application page.
2. Review the eligibility requirements and competition guidelines carefully.
3. Choose a useful concept from a subject or area that you actively teach or tutor.
4. Prepare an original teaching presentation that demonstrates your subject knowledge.
5. Record your teaching video, focusing on clarity, accuracy, creativity and learner engagement.
6. Ensure that your submission is original and suitable for the competition.
7. Complete the required application process through the TutorsLinks platform.
8. Submit your entry before the October 31, 2026 deadline.