Cigna Healthcare x JA HealthNext Challenge 2026/27

Healthcare needs are changing. Your ideas can help shape what’s next.

As medical costs continue to rise and healthcare needs evolve, fresh thinking can help create better ways for people to access, experience, and manage their health.

The Cigna Healthcare x JA HealthNext Challenge empowers tertiary students to turn their talent, ideas, and technology into solutions for a more sustainable healthcare ecosystem.

By forming a team of 4–6 to develop an innovative proposal to tackle healthcare challenges, you can:

• Learn from industry leaders
• Expand your network
• Solve real healthcare challenges
• Build future-ready skills
• Win cash prizes and internship opportunities (Champion HK$50,000, 1st Runner-up HK$30,000, 2nd Runner-up HK$15,000)

Target participantsTertiary StudentsGroup Size4-6 students LanguageCantonese or EnglishProgram formatFace to face: Finalist Meetup with Mentors & Final Pitch and Awards Ceremony
Online: Mentoring Meetings

Programme Timeline
Nov 2026 – Application Opens
11 Dec 2026 – Application Deadline
22 Jan 2027 – Proposal Submission Deadline
Feb 2027 – Finalist Selection
13 Mar 2027 – Finalist Meetup with Mentors
Mar – May 2027 – Mentoring Meetings x 3
Jun 2027 – Final Pitch & Awards Ceremony

 

Apply by 11 December 2026: https://forms.gle/tcbGETfRXQftLUXe7

Submit proposal by 22 January 2027.