Participate in the Orange Social Venture Prize and win a prize

June 05th, 2020. 

Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco.

(Award)

Description

The Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East

Having become a benchmark contest, the Orange Social Venture Prize in Africa and the Middle East (POESAM) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Every year, it rewards the best technological projects with a positive impact in Africa and the Middle East.

More Details

The competition is organised in two stages: first a national competition in 17 countries; then an international jury chooses the Grand Prix winners. To mark its 10th anniversary, Orange will reward even more start-ups, with the launch of the international women’s prize worth €20,000 and the addition of a “special prize” worth €10,000 specific to this edition. A total of 5 prizes will therefore be awarded by the international Grand Prix jury.

In addition to an award of up to €25,000, the Grand Prix winners benefit from personalised support from Orange experts, and high media coverage of their project on the continent and beyond.

Opportunity Focus Areas:

• Technology.

Required Languages

English.

Eligible Countries

Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco. 

Program Period

The national competition will be held between 9 March 2020 (09:00 am GMT) and 05 June
2020 (9:00pm GMT).

Eligibility Requirements (Criteria)

• Participation in the Competition is open to natural persons (individuals) aged over 21 years at the date of the initiation of the Competition.
• To legal persons (individuals or private organizations) able to prove that they have run their business activity for less than three (3) years on the day the Competition is initiated.
• With access to the internet and an email address (hereinafter the “Participant”/the “Participants”).
• The Project must concern the country of participation.
• The Project must involve Information and Communications Technologies and have a societal impact.
• The Project must concern a territory or a geographical market containing at least one country from the African continent and the Middle-East region in which the Orange group is present.

Opportunity Cost

(Award)

• National phase:
• Tunisia: 1st prize: 15,000 dinars.
  2nd prize: 10,000 dinars.
  3rd prize: 5,000 dinars.
• Jordan: 1st prize: JD 5,000.
  2nd prize: JD 3,000.
  3rd prize: JD 1,000.
• Morocco: 1st prize: 100,000 MAD.
  2nd prize: 70,000 MAD.
  3rd prize: 40,000 MAD.
• Egypt: 1st prize: the payment of an amount of EGP 50,000.
  2nd prize: the payment of an amount of EGP 30,000.
  3rd prize: the payment of an amount of EGP 20,000.
  One woman’s award: the payment of an amount of EGP 20,000.
• For the international Grand Prix: 1st prize: the payment of an amount of €25,000.

                                                                  2nd prize: the payment of an amount of €15,000.

                                                                  3rd prize: the payment of an amount of €10,000.

                                                                  A female prize: the payment of an amount of €20,000.

                                                                  A special 10-year prize: the payment of an amount of €10,000.

How to Apply

First Step: the entry form available online should be filled in directly on the Site.

Second Step: Upload your entry file relative to the Project:

The format authorised is that of a file in PDF format of 10 Mb maximum.

Important: The name of the said file must be strictly identical to the name of
the Project mentioned in the first field of the entry form.

The elements necessary to complete the Project File are as follows:
1. Summary presentation of the Project: between 1000 and 2000 characters.
2. Market analysis.
3. Identification of the market opportunity.
4. Presentation of the product/service proposed.
5. Information about the management team.
6. Financial forecasts for a period of three (3) years.
7. Evaluation of the societal impact.

Third Step: From June 10th 2020 00:00am GMT to September 2020 three national winners of each country will be communicated to the Organising Company.

November, 2020 the Organising Company will publicly announce the international winners of the Grand-Prix and organise an award ceremony.

Fore more information about the competition visit your country’s rules: Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Morocco.

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More Details

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This Scholarship Published by:
” Nousseyba MOKDAD / Algeria “

Reviewed by

“ Nedaa Megahed/ Egypt ”
MARJ3 Intern
MARJ3 Scholarships team