Apply for SingularityU East Africa Global Impact Challenge!

Deadline: 10 March 2017

Applications are now open for “Global Impact Challenge 2017” to foster moonshot innovations and startups that positively impact the lives of people living in East Africa, with an ability to scale and impact a billion people worldwide in 10 years.

This year, the GSP has two big changes: (1) climate change is the overarching theme, and (2) have a new collaboration with XPRIZE.

SingularityU selected the climate change theme because it has consequences for every industry, geographic region, and way of life. Even if you don’t consider yourself a climate change authority or innovator, your skill set can probably help mitigate the effects of climate change. If you’re already passionate about impact or working in the impact space, you can create a moonshot innovation to address this urgent global problem.

Focus Areas

• Resource Needs
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Food
  • Shelter
  • Space
  • Water
• Societal Needs
  • Disaster Resilience
  • Governance
  • Health
  • Learning
  • Prosperity
  • Security

Benefits

The winner of this challenge will secure a full sponsorship worth $35,000 to attend the prestigious Global Solutions Program at Singularity University.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant Criteria:
  • The challenge is open to residents and citizens in East Africa Countries
  • You must be age 21 or older on the first day of the GSP
  • Must be fluent in written and spoken English
  • Able to participate for the entire GSP17 program
  • Applicants selected as finalists will be interviewed by a panel of judges on 24th March 2017
• Assessment Criteria:
  • Degree of solution’s relevance to the theme of the challenge
  • The regional relevance in solving the challenge in East Africa
  • Feasibility, Viability and Coherence of implementing the idea
  • Entrepreneurial and innovative potential, with a focus on technological novelty
  • Applicant’s leadership experience and quality, profile, achievements, and potential

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

Eligible Countries: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Somalia, Burundi, South Sudan, Mauritius, Madagascar, Eritrea, Mozambique, Djibouti, Seychelles, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Zambia, Comoros.

For more information, please visit Global Impact Challenge.