Smart Cities Innovation Programme (SCIP) 2021 for African Tech Start-ups – Scholarships for Excellence

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Design in Design Innovation | 0 Comments

Deadline: May 9, 2021

Applications are open for the Smart Cities Innovation Programme (SCIP) 2021. The SCIP is a 6-month accelerator aimed at supporting high-potential tech start-ups from Rwanda and other African countries operating in the field of Smart Cities. The programme is divided into 3 tracks – Smart Mobility, Smart Housing & and Fintech for Affordability – supporting 10 start-ups each.

The 30 selected start-ups will benefit from individual mentoring, training as well as intensive networking and matchmaking with international business partners and investors. SCIP is implemented in partnership with various partners — Volkswagen, Siemens, and the African Business Angels Network (ABAN) among others — to bring in highly specialised technical expertise and to build the start-ups’ networks. Start-ups will also be able to use Green City Kigali, Rwanda’s flagship smart city project, as a real application case to test their solutions and enter the Rwandan market.

SCIP aims at accelerating start-ups which have:

To apply to the Smart Cities Innovation Programme, please fill in the application form below before May 9. If your application is selected, you will be invited to provide further information about your business and participate in an interview.