Applications are invited for Africa Prize
from ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all
disciplines to stimulate, celebrate and reward innovation and
entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. Shortlisted applicants will
receive a six-month package of tailored support to help them achieve
commercial success from their innovation. The overall winner will
receive £25,000 (or local currency equivalent). Runners-up will also
receive a cash prize. The application deadline is 29 June 2015.
Study Subject(s): Awards cover
all fields of engineering from mechanical, civil and computing to
biomedical, oil & gas, mining and electronic engineering.
Course Level: Awards are available for engineers 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.
Scholarship Provider: The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund Consolidated Contractors Company, ConocoPhillips and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
Scholarship can be taken at: Sub-Saharan Africa (Finalists will be invited to present at an event held in Africa. Following the prize-giving the finalists will be invited to attend an exhibition in the UK attended by a wide range of relevant stakeholders).
Course Level: Awards are available for engineers 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.
Scholarship Provider: The Shell Centenary Scholarship Fund Consolidated Contractors Company, ConocoPhillips and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
Scholarship can be taken at: Sub-Saharan Africa (Finalists will be invited to present at an event held in Africa. Following the prize-giving the finalists will be invited to attend an exhibition in the UK attended by a wide range of relevant stakeholders).
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 be engineers who can provide a letter of support from a university of research institution.
-Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.
-The applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology or service, based on research in engineering defined in its broadest sense to encompass a wide range of fields, including: agricultural technology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, design engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, ICT, materials science, mechanical engineering, and medical engineering. If you are in any doubt that your area of expertise would be considered engineering then please contact the Academy to discuss your application.
-Applicants should have achieved the development of, and be in the early stages of commercialising, an engineering innovation that: will bring social and/or environmental benefits to country/countries in sub-Saharan Africa; has strong potential to be replicated and scaled up; is accompanied by an ambitious but realistic business plan which has strong commercial viability.
-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 be engineers who can provide a letter of support from a university of research institution.
-Industrial researchers and establishments are not eligible.
-The applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology or service, based on research in engineering defined in its broadest sense to encompass a wide range of fields, including: agricultural technology, biotechnology, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer science, design engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, ICT, materials science, mechanical engineering, and medical engineering. If you are in any doubt that your area of expertise would be considered engineering then please contact the Academy to discuss your application.
-Applicants should have achieved the development of, and be in the early stages of commercialising, an engineering innovation that: will bring social and/or environmental benefits to country/countries in sub-Saharan Africa; has strong potential to be replicated and scaled up; is accompanied by an ambitious but realistic business plan which has strong commercial viability.
Scholarship Open for International Students: 
Applicants
from sub-Saharan Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast,
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this
programme.
Applicants
from sub-Saharan Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso,
Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros,
Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast,
Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania,
Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe) are eligible to apply for this
programme.
Scholarship Description: The
Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation aims to stimulate, celebrate
and reward innovation and entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. The
Africa Prize encourages ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African
engineers 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 commercialization support will be awarded to a
shortlist of innovative applicants through a six month period of
training and mentoring. Following this period of mentorship, finalists
will be invited to present at an event held in Africa and a winner will
be selected to receive £25,000 along with three runners-up who will be
awarded £10,000 each.
Number of award(s): A
winner will be chosen. Three Runners-up will also receive a cash prize.
Shortlisted applicants will also receive a six-month package of
tailored support.
Duration of award(s): Its
a one time award. Shortlisted applicants will receive a six-month
package of tailored support to help them achieve commercial success from
their innovation.
What does it cover? Crucial
commercialisation support will be awarded to a shortlist of innovative
applicants through a six month period of training and mentoring.
Following this period of mentorship, finalists will be invited to
present at an event held in Africa and a winner will be selected to
receive £25,000 along with three runners-up who will be awarded £10,000
each.
Selection Criteria:
-Entries assessment and shortlisting: All entries for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be assessed by an expert panel of judges who will select a shortlist. The shortlisting process will take into account: adherence to all entry requirements; the relevance and viability of the engineering innovation; the potential social, economic or environmental benefit of the innovation and the extent to which the innovation can be replicated and scaled-up.
-Selection of finalists: after a period of six months, the shortlisted candidates must submit a revised and comprehensive business plan. In addition, mentors will submit evaluations of the shortlist’s progress and of the engineering innovation’s potential. Finalists will then be chosen.
-Phase Four– Prize-giving ceremony (May 2016)
-Entries assessment and shortlisting: All entries for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be assessed by an expert panel of judges who will select a shortlist. The shortlisting process will take into account: adherence to all entry requirements; the relevance and viability of the engineering innovation; the potential social, economic or environmental benefit of the innovation and the extent to which the innovation can be replicated and scaled-up.
-Selection of finalists: after a period of six months, the shortlisted candidates must submit a revised and comprehensive business plan. In addition, mentors will submit evaluations of the shortlist’s progress and of the engineering innovation’s potential. Finalists will then be chosen.
-Phase Four– Prize-giving ceremony (May 2016)
Notification: After
a period of preparation, the finalists will present their work to the
judging panel at an event taking place in May 2016. The final winner and
runners-up for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation will be
decided at the event. Following the prize-giving the finalists will be
invited to attend an exhibition in the UK attended by a wide range of
relevant stakeholders. This event will profile the innovations of the
finalists, sharing their work with a wider audience.
How to Apply: All
applications must be submitted via the online Grant System. You must
register though the system before you are able to apply. The application
form has six sections to complete. A CV and letter of support is also
required.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 29 June 2015.
Read more: Africa Prize for Sub-Saharan Africans, 2015-2016 Scholarship Positions 2015 2016
http://scholarship-positions.com
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