Are you passionate about using your innovations in solving the world’s problem? If yes, then apply for the Innovation Africa Fund Hackathon 2025 because the portal would soon close. The year, Innovation Africa Fund have launched the Wicked Innovation Prize Competition in order to address the world most wicked problems. This article promise to discuss what this program is about and how to apply for it.
Why the Wîcked Innovation Prize Competition?
As it is always said, necessity is the mother of innovation. It is with this mantra in mind that this prize competition was established. It should serve as a challenge to innovators and thinkers to organize teams in order to bring solutions to problems of the world especially those ones that affect Africans.Start slideshow
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Benefits
Here is the benefit of this prize competition:
• The team with the best tested prototype would be entitled to a $2,000 cash prize reward.
Who Can Apply?
• This Prize competition is open to all innovators, creators, and thinkers.
• Those who apply should be based in Africa.
Criteria for Selection
Here are the criteria for selection into the prize competition:
• Must have a good depth of understanding of the problem your team intends to offer a solution to.
• Your idea must be novel, and the approach must be feasible.
• Team must have combined skill and expertise.
• Successful sprint completion heading into the competition.
• Prototype must be tested and tried.
Application
Attached is a link that leads you straight to the application form for Innovation Africa Fund Hackathon 2025.
Deadline: March 31, 2025.
