Apply for i-Fair 2021/2022 transform your innovative idea into a Business

Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers

Call for Application
Applications open till 30th September 2021

Are you an innovator, an inventor, an entrepreneur or a researcher? Do you have a market-creating innovative idea? This is an opportunity for you to turn your Innovative idea into a viable business . 

Apply to the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (i-FAIR). 

The i-FAIR accelerator is a unique 6-month training, mentoring and product development programme organized by the Embassy of Israel in Nigeria in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President of Nigeria. I-FAIR offers mentorship by experts from both Israel and Nigeria. 

Participants have access to an ultramodern fabrication and innovation centre equipped with high-end technologies in which ideas are turned into prototypes.

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.
• With an Invention/innovation that exceeds 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 for participants

• Selected participants and their team will have access to the following:
• Participate in a 6-month fellowship program which run both online and in-person 
• Enjoy an all-expense paid training in Abuja which will cover flights, accommodation, feeding and daily stipends
• Tailored mentoring and training from Israeli and Nigerian top experts
• Access to local and foreign investors
• Access to an ultramodern fabrication and innovation hub where they will have the opportunity to develop their prototypes free of charge with the support of top Israeli and Nigerian professionals
• Become fellows of the prestigious Israeli Embassy fellowship program

Application Deadline: 30th September, 2021

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