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Teams of researchers and academic staff from the following fields who have solutions that combine technology and product development will be considered: Agriculture and Food Technology; Environment, Energy, and Circular Economy; Health and Accessibility; Information Communication Technology; Transportation (including Aviation and Shipping); Improving Production Processes.
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Benefits
Participants in this program will benefit from it in the following ways:- Get trained and mentored to develop their entrepreneurial, creative thinking, business model development and product development capacities
- Gain access to the Innov8 Hub in Abuja, an innovation and fabrication centre designed for the production of prototypes
- All-expense paid trip to Abuja, with flight, accommodation, feeding, and daily stipends covered
- The chance to showcase their solution to potential design partners and investors
- Get hands-on support from international experts
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Eligibility
This program is open to persons and teams that meet these conditions:- Must be a team of between 2 and 4 persons comprising academics and researchers from a TETFund beneficiary higher institution
- Vice-chancellor of their institution has to approve of their nomination by signing an endorsement form
- The team must have members with diverse and complementary skills, including technical (engineering, scientific, medical, etc.) and financial or business skills
- Their solution should have a hardware element (not just a digital component)
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