Nigerian Innovator? Apply for i-FAIR Israel Nigeria 2021

i-FAIR an initiative of the Israeli embassy in Nigeria, in partnership with the Nigerian Vice President’s office, has opened applications for innovators and entrepreneurs.

i-FAIR (The Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers) is a development program for Nigerians.

This 6-month program will avail participants access to an ultramodern innovation and fabrication hub, cutting edge technology, professional mentoring and investors; for the purpose of transforming their Ideas into Inventions, Inventions into Solutions, Solutions into Enterprises.

Who should apply?

• Nigerian Citizens
• 21 years of age and above
• Located in Nigeria and aspire to grow and scale within the Nigerian ecosystem
• Holders of a degree from a tertiary institution

NB: Invention and innovation must exceed the idea stage, In one of the following fields:

• Agriculture and Food Security
• Food Technology
• Renewable Energy/ Environmental Management
• Medical Devices
• Disability Inclusion (Solutions for inclusion of people with disabilities)

Benefits of i-FAIR to participants

• All-expense paid training and prototype development sessions in Abuja
• Mentoring by renowned Israeli and Nigerian innovation and entrepreneurship experts
• Provision of materials and resources needed to build prototypes
• Opportunity to pitch prototypes to investors
• Free access to ultramodern innovation and fabrication hub where prototypes will be developed
• Conferment of i-FAIR Fellowship and Certification.

How to apply

Are you an innovator, an inventor, an entrepreneur, or a researcher? Do you have a market-creating innovative idea? Apply here for the i-FAIR program. The deadline for application is Thursday, September 30, 2021.

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