Deadline: 27-May-23
Applications are now open for the Living Indus Startup Grant, a grant opportunity for young Pakistani startups working towards developing environmental protection and climate mitigation solutions.
It is part of the United Nations’ Living Indus Initiative, which aims to build awareness and create targeted investment in actionable solutions to Pakistan’s sustainable development problems, particularly with respect to the triple planetary crisis: climate action, environmental degradation/pollution, and loss of biodiversity.
‘Living Indus – Green Start-up Youth Champions Award’ is an initiative by the Ministry of Climate Change (MoCC), Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, in collaboration with National Incubation Centers, to encourage and enable Pakistani youth working towards developing environmental protection and climate mitigation solutions.
The grant opportunity being offered to young startup founders in the country, aims to build a reservoir of creative solutions to safeguarding the environment, building resilience and adaptability—all crucial components of their response to climate change.
The competition could yield startups ranging from innovations in renewable energy, a sustainable transition in the food chain, circularity solutions for plastic waste, a mind shift in urban mobility or education methodologies that build mindfulness around environmental protection. Similarly, improved waste management mechanisms, sustainable agriculture or even radical concepts such as the development of “alternative protein” could all fall under the domain of ‘green’ solutions.
Funding Information
- The modest prize of USD $2000 to the winning startup.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be categorized as a ‘youth’ startup, at least one of the founders in your startup must be in the 16-32 age bracket. You must also respond to all questions pertaining to being a green startup in the online application form.
For more information, visit National Incubation Center at Lahore.