Google Impact Challenge 2018

Google Impact Challenge 2018 for Non- Profits and Social Enterprises

   





Deadline: July 4, 2018.

Applications are invited for the google challenge Nigeria 2018. The challenge supports Non-profits and social enterprises with game changing ideas to create economic opportunities in their communities. The aim of this challenge is to empower Nigerian s to drive community impact.

The challenge asks local innovators how they would make their community and beyond an even better place. The public and a panel of local judges vote for the ideas with the most potential, and Google.org pairs each winner with a package of strategic support, funding and google volunteers

Benefits

All 12 finalists are invited to pitch their ideas to our panel of judges at a final event. The judges will select three Challenge winners from these finalists, and also announce the people’s choice winner.

   Each of the four winners will receive a $250,000 grant and training from google.      The remaining eight finalists will receive a $125,000 grant.
   Open to only non-profit or business organizations with legal registrations in Nigeria
   Organizations apply with their most innovative proposals  to create economic opportunity in Nigeria.
Judging Criteria

The proposals will be judged based on the following criteria:

Community Impact: Does the proposed project create economic opportunity in Nigeria? Does it improve the lives of people in Nigeria?
Innovation:  Does the project present unexpected solutions to unmet needs?
Reach: Does it have the potential to scale directly or to serve as a model or other communities? will its scope grow over time?
Feasibility: Is the project plan (or business plan) well thought-out, and the team well equipped to execute on it?
Application

Click here to Apply:https://impactchallenge-app.withgoogle.com/nigeria18/#!/page/1

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