Deadline- 31 October 2014
Nominations are being accepted for 2014 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) offered by African Innovation Foundation (AIF). The mission of this program is to honour and encourage innovative achievements that contribute toward developing new products, increasing efficiency or saving cost in Africa. The prize also promotes among young African men and women the pursuit of science, technology and engineering careers as well as business opportunities with potentials of contributing to sustainable development in Africa.
Objective-
- Mobilizing leaders from all sectors to fuel African innovation
- Promoting innovation across Africa in key sectors through the competition
- Promoting science, technology and engineering as a rewarding career path among African youth
- Encouraging entrepreneurs, innovators, funding bodies and business development service providers to exchange ideas and explore innovative business opportunities
Thematic areas-
- Agriculture/agribusiness
- Environment, Energy and Water
- Health and Wellbeing
- Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs)
- Manufacturing and Service Industry
Prize–
- First Prize (USD 100.000)
- Runner-up Prize (USD 25,000)
- Special Prize for Social Impact Innovation (USD 25,000)
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Eligible innovations must be by Africans for Africa. Africans in the Diaspora can also apply if their innovations are of significance for Africa. The innovation or associated business must be registered in Africa.
- A fully completed application form with a full description of the innovation must accompany each submission; otherwise the entry will be disqualified. The innovation description should clearly illustrate the social and/or economic outcome and impact with regard to African development and the priority area chosen, and should be in line with the IPA assessment and selection criteria.
- Application forms and description of the innovation should be in English or French. While the innovations can be conducted in any language including local languages, the submissions should be translated into English or French.
- Applicants are required to attach a letter of support/endorsement from an institution or an authority with knowledge of their innovation. This will serve as a testimony of how important the innovation is in addressing development challenges faced by Africans.
- Each question on the application form must be answered or the application will be deemed incomplete and disqualified.
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