Co-Creation Hub/GIZ Make-IT in Africa Uni:nnovators Startup-in-Residence Program 2023 | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Co-Creation Hub/GIZ Make-IT in Africa Uni:nnovators Startup-in-Residence Program 2023 for student-led innovators. Details about the Program are given below.

Uninnovators Startup in Residence Program

About Africa Uni:nnovators Startup-in-Residence Program 2023

Co-Creation Hub in partnership with GIZ Make-IT in Africa rolls out the Uni:nnovators Startups-in-Residence Program. Co-Creation Hub through the program will support 30 student-led innovations in Nigeria, Namibia, and Kenya in an effort to strengthen and accelerate the participation of academic institutions in the emerging innovation ecosystem across Africa.

The selected startup teams will benefit from capacity-building sessions to improve on their research-based innovations and build prototypes focused on Greentech and smart city solutions in specific sectors – Agriculture, Energy, Circular Economy, Water, and Healthcare.

Program Details

The program will culminate in a two-day summit in Nairobi, Kenya where startups will pitch to an international audience of investors and stakeholders as we try to showcase the critical role that Higher Education Institutions play in the broader innovation ecosystem on the continent.

Co-Creation Hub will work with six Higher Education institutions in the three chosen countries. The institutions are the University of Ibadan (Nigeria), University of Lagos (Nigeria), University of Namibia (Namibia), Namibia University of Science and Technology (Namibia), Riara University (Kenya), and the University of Nairobi (Kenya).

Eligibility

  • Student: You must be a student of one of the aforementioned universities.
  • Degree: You must indicate whether you are studying for a Bachelor’s, Masters or a Doctorate
  • Travel: You must be able to travel within your country and abroad, thus having a valid passport by the date of travel.
  • Creativity & Innovation: Your idea must be innovative and unique, preferably research-based.
  • Viable and Feasible: Your idea must be realistic and logical i.e. solving a specific problem for a niche of customers with a sizeable market size.
  • Scope: Your idea must fall within the scope of the challenge as stated in the program overview.
  • Team: Ability or skill set to build out the proposed solution.

Africa Uni:nnovators Startup-in-Residence Program 2023 Application

For those interested in Africa Uni:nnovators Startup-in-Residence Program 2023. Open this link to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 14 August 2023.

Open this link for more details about the Africa Uni:nnovators Startup-in-Residence Program 2023.

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