NEW AFRICA PRIZE FOR ENGINEERING INNOVATION 2023 -2025
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Description
The Africa Prize awards commercialisation support to African innovators developing scalable engineering solutions to local challenges. These innovators show the importance of engineering in improving quality of life and economic development. This funding strand is specifically for the design and delivery of the 2024 and 2025 Africa Prizes for Engineering Innovation, and the support of the 2024 cohort of shortlisted innovators. It also supports other activities and awareness raising around the 10th anniversary of the Africa Prize- including alumni support grants. It is distinguished from other GCRF Africa Prize funding strands that are focused on legacy activities around the prize and its awardees from 2023 and earlier. The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation aims to stimulate and reward engineering entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. The Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineering innovators 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 commercialisation support is awarded to a shortlist of innovative applicants, through an eight-month period of training and mentoring.
Objectives
The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation is designed to: Support the commercial development of engineering innovations that have a positive impact on social and economic development in the region Inspire and enthuse young people in Africa and the UK about engineering Raise the profile of engineering and innovation in Africa Highlight the role of engineering in tackling development challenges to an international audience ranging from school children to policymakers Bring together stakeholders from the UK and African business and innovation communities to establish a closer dialogue on African and global engineering issues
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