Brief Description
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovation and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development.
Crucial commercialization support will be awarded to a shortlist of innovative applicants through a six month period of training and mentoring.
Following this period of mentorship, finalists will be invited to present at an event held in Africa and a winner will be selected to receive £25,000 along with three runners-up who will be awarded £10,000 each.
Eligibility
To apply for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation ,
‣ Applicants must be individuals or groups of no more than three people.
‣ Individual applicants must be citizens of a country within sub-Saharan Africa and currently reside there. For teams of two or three, the lead applicant must be a citizen of a country within sub-Saharan Africa and currently reside there.
‣ Applicants must be engineers who can provide a letter of support from a university of research institution.
‣ Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.
The applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology or service, based on research in engineering defined in its broadest sense to encompass a wide range of fields, including: agricultural technology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, design engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, ICT, materials science, mechanical engineering, and medical engineering. If you are in any doubt that your area of expertise would be considered engineering then please contact the Academy to discuss your application.
Selection Criteria for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
‣ Entries assessment and shortlisting: All entries for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be assessed by an expert panel of judges who will select a shortlist.
‣ The shortlisting process will take into account: adherence to all entry requirements; the relevance and viability of the engineering innovation; the potential social, economic or environmental benefit of the innovation and the extent to which the innovation can be replicated and scaled-up.
‣ Selection of finalists: after a period of six months, the shortlisted candidates must submit a revised and comprehensive business plan. In addition, mentors will submit evaluations of the shortlist’s progress and of the engineering innovation’s potential. Finalists will then be chosen.
‣ Phase Four– Prize-giving ceremony (May 2017)
Notification:
‣ After a period of preparation, the finalists will present their work to the judging panel at an event taking place in May 2018.
‣ The final winner and runners-up for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be decided at the event. Following the prize-giving the finalists will be invited to attend an exhibition in the UK attended by a wide range of relevant stakeholders.
‣ This event will profile the innovations of the finalists, sharing their work with a wider audience.
Scholarship Application Method
‣ All applications must be submitted via the online grants system, applicants should ensure they read the guidance notes before submitting their application.
Online grants system (You must first register an account, which you will be prompted to do)
Guidance notes - Africa Prize (107.21 KB)
For any further enquiries, please contact the Africa Prize team.
‣ Scholarship Applications are due on 24 July 2017.
‣ Application forms and guidelines can be download from the official website
‣ It is important to read the application procedure, and visit the official websites (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
link For more Information about Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovation and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa.
The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines to apply their skills to develop scalable solutions to local challenges, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development.
Crucial commercialization support will be awarded to a shortlist of innovative applicants through a six month period of training and mentoring.
Following this period of mentorship, finalists will be invited to present at an event held in Africa and a winner will be selected to receive £25,000 along with three runners-up who will be awarded £10,000 each.
Eligibility
To apply for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation ,
‣ Applicants must be individuals or groups of no more than three people.
‣ Individual applicants must be citizens of a country within sub-Saharan Africa and currently reside there. For teams of two or three, the lead applicant must be a citizen of a country within sub-Saharan Africa and currently reside there.
‣ Applicants must be engineers who can provide a letter of support from a university of research institution.
‣ Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.
The applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology or service, based on research in engineering defined in its broadest sense to encompass a wide range of fields, including: agricultural technology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, design engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, ICT, materials science, mechanical engineering, and medical engineering. If you are in any doubt that your area of expertise would be considered engineering then please contact the Academy to discuss your application.
- Applicants should have achieved the development of, and be in the early stages of commercialising, an engineering innovation that: will bring social and/or environmental benefits to country/countries in sub-Saharan Africa; has strong potential to be replicated and scaled up; is accompanied by an ambitious but realistic business plan which has strong commercial viability.
Selection Criteria for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
‣ Entries assessment and shortlisting: All entries for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be assessed by an expert panel of judges who will select a shortlist.
‣ The shortlisting process will take into account: adherence to all entry requirements; the relevance and viability of the engineering innovation; the potential social, economic or environmental benefit of the innovation and the extent to which the innovation can be replicated and scaled-up.
‣ Selection of finalists: after a period of six months, the shortlisted candidates must submit a revised and comprehensive business plan. In addition, mentors will submit evaluations of the shortlist’s progress and of the engineering innovation’s potential. Finalists will then be chosen.
‣ Phase Four– Prize-giving ceremony (May 2017)
Notification:
‣ After a period of preparation, the finalists will present their work to the judging panel at an event taking place in May 2018.
‣ The final winner and runners-up for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be decided at the event. Following the prize-giving the finalists will be invited to attend an exhibition in the UK attended by a wide range of relevant stakeholders.
‣ This event will profile the innovations of the finalists, sharing their work with a wider audience.
Scholarship Application Method
‣ All applications must be submitted via the online grants system, applicants should ensure they read the guidance notes before submitting their application.
Online grants system (You must first register an account, which you will be prompted to do)
Guidance notes - Africa Prize (107.21 KB)
For any further enquiries, please contact the Africa Prize team.
‣ Scholarship Applications are due on 24 July 2017.
‣ Application forms and guidelines can be download from the official website
‣ It is important to read the application procedure, and visit the official websites (link found below) for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.
link For more Information about Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
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