Apply for African Prize for Engineering Innovation 2016/2017

The Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation from the Royal Academy of Engineering aims to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovation and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa.

Worth

·         All 12 shortlisted entrants will receive six months of training and mentorship.

·         Three finalists will go forward to a high profile event in summer 2016

·         Finalists will be invited to present at an event held in Africa.

·         The winner will receive £25,000 .

·         The runners-up, will each be awarded £10,000.

Eligibility

·       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 have an engineering innovation and provide a letter of support from a university of research institution.

·         Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.

Deadline: June 30 2016

To Apply and for more Information visit here