Deadline: 22 July 2019
Applicants are invited to apply for the 2019 SingularityU Argentina Global Impact Challenge to improve the standard of living of +1 million Argentinians and people all over the world over the next 3-5 years using exponential technology.
The purpose of the SingularityU Argentina Global Impact Challenge is to foster innovations and startups that positively impact the lives of people living in Argentina, with an ability to scale and impact a billion people worldwide in 10 years.
The prize
- The winner of this challenge will secure a full scholarship to attend Singularity University’s Global Startup Program (GSP).
- The GSP helps future-focused entrepreneurs transform radical ideas into tangible impact on a global scale. It’s a structured, immersive program offering startup-focused educational resources and world-class mentorship from SU’s faculty, staff, and industry experts—in a safe, nurturing environment. The program aims to scale startups into global businesses. They want to inspire applicants to solve the world’s biggest challenges and impact the lives of a billion people. The GSP brings together entrepreneurs from around the world for structured, immersive workshops and intensive fieldwork in multiple locations around the globe, as well as continued access to support and resources via a best-in-class connectivity platform.
- The GSP will start by helping to cultivate a new mindset and toolset to overcome the challenges of technological disruption. Next, the program will work with applicants to accelerate their time to product-market fit, transform their startup from an idea to a venture that can help a billion people (“billion-scale”), and connect applicants with a global community to catalyze results. In short, GSP is designed to help applicants create a 10x startup at a global level.
Criteria
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
- The challenge is open to residents and citizens of Argentina
- Applicants must be age 21 or older on the first day of the GSP
- Applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English
- Applicants must be able to participate in the entire Global Startup Program
- Applicants selected as finalists will be interviewed by a panel of judges
Assessment Criteria
They will evaluate submissions using the following criteria:
- Degree of the solution’s relevance to the theme of the challenge
- The regional relevance in solving the challenge in Argentina
- Project or Idea leverages exponential technology to solve the problem
- Feasibility, viability, and coherence of implementing the idea
- Impact & compelling need and potential to scale globally
- Committed existing team
Entry Criteria
- CV or resume
- Summary of accomplishments
- An abstract of the project idea
- Video (provide url) of the project idea
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply online via the given website.
For more information, please visit https://su.org/gic/argentina-2019/