Deadline: 31 March 2024 Through this Awards Program, WIPO undertakes to celebrate SMEs that have used IP rights to commercialize innovative and creative products/services beyond their home country, and in the case of startups, for integrating IP into their business venture at an early stage, … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: WIPO Global Awards 2024
Call for Applications: Lead2030 Challenge for SDG13
Deadline: 1 March 2024 Applications are now open for the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG13. Deloitte is proud to support the Lead2030 Challenge for SDG13 for the third year in a row. Through this challenge they seek to empower passionate people finding meaningful and innovative ways of tackling … [Read more...] about Call for Applications: Lead2030 Challenge for SDG13
Spark Accelerator Program – Kenya
Deadline: 16 February 2024 Submissions are now open for the Spark Accelerator, a platform for bold and visionary founders to grow and scale their businesses. Anchored around the purpose of transforming lives, the goal is simple yet powerful, to empower startups with the access they need to … [Read more...] about Spark Accelerator Program – Kenya
The Arena Pitch Competition – Canada
Deadline: 25 January 2024 The Arena Pitch Competition (formally March Madness) showcases post-secondary students, recent grads, and alumni pitchers throughout the month of March. Modelled after the NCAA March Madness basketball competition, 64 entrepreneurs from across Canada will be … [Read more...] about The Arena Pitch Competition – Canada
IOP quantum Business Innovation and Growth Prize (UK and Ireland)
Deadline: 24 January 2024 Apply for the IOP quantum Business Innovation and Growth (qBIG) Prize, sponsored by Quantum Exponential, is awarded to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) working on taking quantum technology products or solutions to market. The winner will receive a cash prize, … [Read more...] about IOP quantum Business Innovation and Growth Prize (UK and Ireland)
2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition – US
Deadline: 16 February 2024 Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s 33 million small businesses and startups, announced the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC) offering a total … [Read more...] about 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition – US
LACI’s Founders Business Accelerator (Cohort 10) – US
Deadline: 13 February 2024 Apply for the LACI’s Founders Business Accelerator (FBA) that increases the economic, community, and environmental impact of small businesses and micro-enterprises throughout the City of Los Angles. During this free 6-month virtual program, you will develop a … [Read more...] about LACI’s Founders Business Accelerator (Cohort 10) – US
EmpoWomen Accelerator Programme
Deadline: 8 March 2024 EmpoWomen Accelerator is offering a 6-month programme of dedicated intensive support to the selected group of women deep tech entrepreneurs, with a view to enabling them to significantly boost their business growth and increase their potential to access investment. The … [Read more...] about EmpoWomen Accelerator Programme
Call for Proposals: African Union-European Union Innovation Platform
Deadline: 25 April 2024 The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals for the African Union-European Union Innovation Platform under its Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON). Strengthening Research and Innovation (R&I) cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the … [Read more...] about Call for Proposals: African Union-European Union Innovation Platform
2024 Hult Prize Challenge
Deadline: 15 February 2024 You can pitch any idea you have for a social enterprise, as long as it is world-changing and aligned with at least one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with the 2024 Hult Prize Challenge. Former US President Bill Clinton recently unveiled … [Read more...] about 2024 Hult Prize Challenge
