The TETFUND Alliance For Innovative Research (TETFAIR) Program for Nigerian Academics and Researchers

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) invites academics and researchers at universities across Nigeria to apply for the TETFUND Alliance For Innovative Research (TETFAIR) program. If you are an academic or researcher affiliated with a Nigerian university and you have an innovative solution that’s in its idea or early stage, you should consider applying for this program.

The TETFAIR scheme is sponsored by TETFUND. It lasts for a year and is aimed at helping teams of researchers nurture viable solutions to a market-ready status. Teams accepted into the program will be developing innovations that belong in one of TETFAIR’s focus areas. This initiative will take them through the process of building a valuable venture by combining technology and product development.

TETFAIR is organized with technical support from Makelab, Technion, and the Zell Entrepreneurship Program.

Benefits

Researchers and academics who take part in this program will benefit from it in the following ways:

• Receive mentorship that’s tailored to their specific solution, get trained in business model development, and learn advanced design methods

• Get an all-expenses paid trip to Abuja, with flight, accommodation, and feeding costs, as well as daily stipends, all taken care of
• Gain access to the INNOV8 Hub in Abuja, which has facilities that support the development of prototypes
• Have the opportunity to present their innovation to potential business partners and investors from within and outside Nigeria

Eligibility

This program is open to applicants who meet these conditions:

• Must be a team of between 2 and 4 academics and researchers from a Nigerian institution that is on the TETFUND beneficiaries list

• The vice chancellor of the university to which applicants are affiliated must approve their nomination by signing an endorsement form (Google document) linked here.
• Teams must comprise persons who possess complementary skills, e.g. one member with an innovative idea and relevant knowledge, and another with business and financial know-how
• The innovation should be at the idea or early stage of development
• The team’s invention should have a hardware component (along with a digital element)

The deadline for applications is 31 October 2022.

If you would like to apply for the TETFUND Alliance For Innovative Research (TETFAIR) Program, click here.