Apply for Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge

Deadline: 30-Apr-21

The Ending Plastic Pollution Innovation Challenge (subsequently referred as “EPPIC”) is organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Viet Nam.

EPPIC 2021 will target Mandalika Special Economic Zone, Lombok Island in Indonesia, and Samal Island in the Philippines in 2021.

Then UNDP team of experts will select 10 to 15 finalists to participate in a 3-month solution incubation programme. At the end of the 3-month programme, the 10 to 15 finalists will present their solutions during the EPPIC Final Pitching Competition.

Award Information

2 to 4 finalists will be selected as winners of the EPPIC 2021. Each of the winners will receive up to USD $18,000 each and they will be enrolled into a 9-month Impact Acceleration programme.

Eligibility Criteria

All individuals and organisations are welcome to enter the competition, including businesses, non-profit organisations, and academic and public institutions.
In order to apply, participants must abide by all of the following rules and minimum requirements:
- At least one member of your team must be a citizen of an ASEAN country.
- At least one member of your team must be able to communicate clearly and give presentations in English.
- You do not need to be a legal entity at the time of application. If you are selected as a winner in the EPPIC Final Pitching Competition in September 2021 however, your organisation must register as a legal entity in one of the ASEAN member states in order to receive the incubation training and seed funding.
- Participants can apply to one project site per year. For 2021, they need to specify if they are applying to the Mandalika (Indonesia) or Samal Island (the Philippines) challenge sites. Participants are allowed to apply to the challenge in both 2020 and in 2021.
Furthermore, if your team is selected as a semi-finalist for the initial 3-month incubation period (in June 2021):
- At least one senior member of your team should be available for the incubation activities delivered by EPPIC (e.g. training, coaching, mentoring, and consulting). Most of these will be delivered online, but some may also take place in person.
- At least the founder or co-founder should be available in person for (1) Field visit to Mandalika or Samal Island from June to August 2021, (2) EPPIC Final Pitching in September 2021, and (3) the Demo Day at the end of the programme.