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Win up to £25,000 at Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021 for African entrepreneurs

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The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Description

The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering, is Africa’s biggest prize dedicated to engineering innovation.
It awards crucial commercialisation support to ambitious African innovators developing scalable engineering solutions to local challenges, demonstrating the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development.
An eight-month period of tailored training and mentoring culminates in a showcase event where a winner is selected to receive £25,000 along with three runners-up, who are each awarded £10,000.

Opportunity Focus Area:
Agricultural technology
Biotechnology
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Computer science
Design engineering
Electrical and electronic engineering
Materials science
Mechanical engineering
Medical engineering
Agribusiness
Clean technology and energy
Computer hardware
Computer software
Healthcare
Water sanitation and hygiene

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Details

  • Deadline
Deadline:
14 September, 2020
  • at 4pm GMT+1
  • Location

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  • Funding type

  • Duration

From 6 months to 12 months

  • Opportunity type

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ELIGIBILITIES

  • Age

18 - 24, 25 - 35, 36 - 60

  • The lead applicant should be over the age of 18 at the time the applications close. There is no upper age limit.
  • Gender:

Male, Female

  • Nationality

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  • Required languages
  • English
Level:
excellent
  • Africa Prize training will take place in English, so it is important that shortlisted applicants have a strong level of English.
  • Other requirements
  • Applicants must be individuals or small teams.
  • Individual applicants must be citizens of a country within sub-Saharan Africa. For teams of two or more, the lead applicant (the person who usually participates in most training and other activities) must be a citizen of a country within sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Applicants must have an engineering innovation, though you do not need to be an engineer to apply.
  • Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.

Benefits

  • Prize
  • winner is selected to receive £25,000.
  • Prize
  • three runners-up, who are each awarded £10,000.
  • Others
  • Regular online group and one-on-one business and entrepreneurship training from experts, covering topics such as: business model canvas; sales and marketing; revenue models; human resourcing; access to investment; impact measurement; legal considerations for innovators.
  • Flight
  • Opportunities to travel to London and/or African cities for in-person trainings or events (this is dependent on the COVID-19 situation and it is likely that most training and events will be online).
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  • Mentorship from Fellows of the Academy and its network, tailored to the individual’s needs
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  • Opportunities to pitch your innovation at events attended by high-profile guests including entrepreneurs, investors, dignitaries and media (to note in Africa Prize 2021 these events may be virtual).
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  • Communications support, including pitching your innovations to local, national and international media.
  • Others
  • Networking opportunities with the Africa Prize shortlist, alumni and wider networks at events.
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  • At the end of the training, the shortlist become part of the Africa Prize alumni community, which continues to receive support from the Academy through invitations to further events, small grant funding and follow-on training.

Required Documents

  • Application Form
  • CV/Resume
  • Essay questions

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