Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR) is an initiative born out of the need to raise a generation of INNOVATORS, INVENTORS, and RESEARCHERS in Nigeria; especially among the youths.
It is a 6-months program enabling participants to transform ideas into reality by providing technological and educational tools, platforms, guidance, and mentoring by experts from the state of Israel and Nigeria.
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The core objective of i-FAIR is to create a process and environment for brilliant minds that will transform ideas into innovations and inventions.
i-FAIR 2020/21 commences on 1 st November 2020, and will include:
- 3 days of skills development and interactive session with the mentors and co-participants at the Skill “G” Innovation Center, Abuja.
- Sixty (60) hour “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” course, during which participants will work at the Innovation Center to develop their ideas, projects and prototypes.
- A 3-day Grand Finale Experts/Investors Panel (“Sharks” format) Event; where participants will present their projects and prototypes.
Benefits
Successful applicants are entitled to the following benefits, free of charge:
- A unique platform to transform ideas into inventions and develop working prototypes;
- Free access and membership to a modern innovation center where they can work on and develop their ideas;
- Access to a special certificate-course and mentoring by accomplished inventors, innovators, and researchers from Nigeria and the State of Israel;
- The opportunity to enter “MassChallenge Israel, 2021”;
- The opportunity to pitch inventions and prototypes to investors for possible adoption, patronage, and partnership;
- An all-expense-paid visit to the State of Israel, for inventors with the best prototypes and chance for a Proof of Concept (POC) collaboration opportunity with leading Israeli companies.
Eligibilities
- You must be a citizen of Nigeria
- You must be 21 years and above
- You must hold a degree from a tertiary institution
- You must be smart, innovative, and motivated
- You must have an innovative project you are working on, in one or more of the following fields
- Agriculture and Food Security
- Food Technology, Renewable
- Energy/Environmental Management
- Medical Devices/Simulation
- Social Responsibility/Solution for the Physically Challenged.
Application Process
- Submission of Applications: Those who meet all the criteria are invited to apply until October 31st, 2020.
- Screening stage: All applications will be reviewed and a team of experts will select the most promising (50-100) participants among submitted applications until November 15th, 2020.
- Invitations: Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a 3-day gathering event at the Skill ”G” Innovation Center, as well as to participate in the online certificate course titled “Introduction to Entrepreneurship” until November 30th, 2020.
- A 3-Day gathering event/course: Comprised of lectures, workshops, cultural events, and on-site trainings for successful applicants – December 1st-3rd, 2020.
- “Introduction to Entrepreneurship”: online certificate course and mentoring by experts from both Israel and Nigeria, starting from December 4th, 2020 until March 1st, 2021. The course will include the following content:
- Practical workshops focused on entrepreneurship and creative thinking;
- Training and practical guidance for entrepreneurs (market assessment, business plan, SWOT analysis, presentation, elevator speech, branding and differentiation strategy, investors’ recruitment, and intellectual property protection)
- Creation of the ideas’ prototype design.
- A 3-day Grand Finale Conference: in which the participants will present their innovative projects to potential investors from all over the world, March 2nd-4th, 2021.
- Further progress and development: participants will be offered an opportunity to further develop their prototypes according to the investor’s and experts’ directions until April 5th, 2021.
- The Second Grand Finale Conference: (April 6th-7th, 2021) giving the participants another chance to present their projects to potential investors after amendments and alterations.
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Application Deadline: October 31, 2020
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