The Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR) Program 2023 for entrepreneurs and innovators. | Opportunities For Africans

Calling selected VCs, Innovation & Entrepreneurship Hubs, Incubators and Programs, to nominate candidates for the 3rd edition of i-FAIR!

If any of your entrepreneurs/startups or innovators is developing a solution that can solve one or more of Africa’s challenges, and falls in one of i-FAIR’s Areas of Focus, has a strong value proposition, proven demand, ideally includes a hardware component (not a must), and is ready to develop a prototype, or in the process of product development; nominate them for i-FAIR 3.

i-FAIR will provide them with access to the technology, machinery and expertise needed, in order to take their product development to the next level; including the development of functioning prototypes/MVPs of their solution, access to funding opportunities and business development mentorship.

Through the 6-month program, i-FAIR provides participants with the necessary resources and support to transform their ideas into innovations and sustainable ventures that can create jobs and generate wealth for Nigerians and Nigeria.

Requirements

 Successful applicants are entitled to the following benefits:

Area of Focus

FOOD SECURITY (Agriculture and Food Technology)

Solutions that increase productivity as well as address challenges around food processing and supply chain.

HEALTH/MEDICAL DEVICE:

Solutions which will increase the accessibility to proper advanced health care.

Solutions which increase access to proper education suited to the local content and learning environment, including AI in education, learning tools and more.

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Solutions that reduce or eliminate waste, from product design to its end of life. For example, utilizing waste by turning it into useful products.

CLEAN ENERGY

Solutions that serve rural and/or peri-urban communities not adequately served by the national grid, addresses a real energy-access issue across any part of the value chain.

Solutions that improve manufacturing/small scale manufacturing capacity.

INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE

Solutions that will solve challenges in infrastructure and maintenance, including quality assurance.

If the idea you are passionate about does not fall into any of the above, but has a proven need/demand, please feel free to apply. We know that passionate entrepreneurs with surprising ideas may be the greatests

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