Apply for Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation and win £25,000

Installing filters at Gongali Empower Community Center, Arusha, Tanzania

The Royal Academy of Engineering has announced the opening of the second Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The Africa Prize recognises ambitious and talented sub-Saharan African engineers from all disciplines.

The prize aims at stimulating and celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship, highlighting the importance of engineering as an enabler of improved quality of life and economic development.

Who is eligible: Engineering innovators who work and live in sub-Saharan Africa and can provide a letter of support from a university or research institution are invited to enter.

Successful entrants chosen for the shortlist will receive extensive mentoring and training to develop their innovation and entrepreneurial skills, and the final winner will receive £25,000, while runners-up will be awarded £10,000 each.

Deadline: Entries close at midnight 29 June 2015.

The winner of the first Africa Prize, launched last year, will also be announced on 1 June 2015

Times Reporter

Recent Posts

Making Informed Choices: A Guide to Choosing the Right Course at University

Choosing the right university course involves more than just academic considerations—it also requires careful assessment…

2 weeks ago

Makerere University Call for Applications to Postgraduate Courses for Academic Year 2024/2025

The Academic Registrar, Makerere University invites applications for admission to Graduate Programmes (Postgraduate Diplomas,  Masters and Doctoral…

3 weeks ago

Make Learning Fun by Merging Education with These Entertainment Ideas

Make Learning Fun by Merging Education with These Entertainment Ideas

3 weeks ago

Vincent Lubega Nsamba Announced 90th Guild President of Makerere University

Vincent Lubega Nsamba has been declared the 90th Guild President of Makerere University. He won…

2 months ago

How to Apply for Students’ Loan Scheme for the Academic Year 2023/2024

The Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB) is inviting applications for study loans under the…

2 months ago

YMCA Comprehensive Institute Granted Charter

YMCA Comprehensive Institute (YCI), a leading Private Other Degree Awarding Institution (ODAI), vocational and technical…

2 months ago

This website uses cookies.