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The i-FAIR is a six-month program in which participants will be provided with the workspace, equipment, and mentoring they need to transform their ideas into prototypes that can be produced at an industrial scale. Areas of focus for the program are medical devices and simulation, food technology, disability inclusion, renewable energy/environmental management, agriculture, and food security. Partners in the program include Zenith Bank, Air Peace, NIRSAL, the World Bank, UNESCO, ECOWAS, AfDB, and various MDAs of the Nigerian government.
Benefits
Participants will benefit from the i-FAIR program in the following ways:- An all-expenses-paid trip to Abuja, with flight costs, accommodation, and feeding all covered.
- Mentoring from Nigerian and Israeli experts.
- Gain knowledge of product and business development.
- Develop their prototypes free of charge in an ultramodern fabrication and innovation hub.
- Become fellows of the Israeli Embassy fellowship program.
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Eligibility
The i-FAIR is open to people who meet the following conditions:- Nigerian citizens aged 21 years and above.
- A degree from a tertiary institution.
- Have an idea that they want to scale within the Nigerian business ecosystem.
- Have inventions or ideas in the domains of food technology, agriculture, and food security, medical devices, renewable energy or environmental management, and disability inclusion.
How The Program Will Unfold
Applications for the i-FAIR program will remain open until Thursday, September 30. Between October 1 and November 15, applications will be screened, and invitations to the program will be sent out to successful applicants. The program consists of four stages, to unfold between December 2021 and June 2022: Stage 1: An opening event open to i-FAIR participants will be held on October 7. This will be followed by an interactive innovation Bootcamp for participants, to be held from October 8-10. Stage 2: A preliminary validation of concept and market with an online training themed “Entrepreneurship and Business Development”. This will last between December 2021 and February 2022. Stage 3: The program will transition to a ‘practical product and business development’ stage. This stage will last from February to May 2022. Stage 4: On the final week of the event, participants will prepare for, and take part in a Demo Day and Exhibition, fixed for June 8-9. There they will present and demonstrate their inventions to potential investors. If you would like to apply for the i-FAIR program, click here.Got a suggestion? Contact us: editor@connectnigeria.com