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AURORA TECH AWARD

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Application Deadline: December 1, 2023

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Aurora Tech Award is an annual global prize for women founders of tech startups. If you’re a woman founder with a tech startup, regardless of the specific industry, and have a functional prototype or an early version of your product, the Aurora Tech Award is just for you.

ELIGIBILITY:

Woman founder:The startup must be founded or co-founded and led by a woman entrepreneur

Funding stage: The startup should not have received investments exceeding $4 million in funding, including the seed round

Operation time: The startup must be no more than 5 years old

Minimum Viable Product (MVP): The startup should have a functional prototype. If you have only an idea, your application will not be considered

BENEFIT:

First prize: $30,000

Second prize: $20,000

Third prize: $10,000

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AFRICAN LIBERTY ESSAY CONTEST

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Application Deadline: 31 October, 2023

LOCATION: Africa

African Liberty is thrilled to announce the application call for its 2023 African Liberty essay competition. The competition is open to any African student currently enrolled in any undergraduate or graduate program at any accredited university worldwide.

ELIGIBILITY:

Title: Pathways to Protecting Free Speech in Africa: Opportunities for New Approaches to an Old Problem

Word count: 800 maximum

Must be of African descent by virtue of holding the nationality of an African country 

Must be enrolled in any degree program at any accredited university anywhere in the world or must have completed a degree program in no more than three years from the day of the application deadline.

Entry should be in English language, with non-English words italicized. 

Entry must be original. 

Entry must be submitted as a PDF with the writer’s name and email address provided on the first page. 

No footnotes or citation

Quotations should be limited 

Essay must be in Times New Roman, 12-point font, and justified.

BENEFIT:

Winner: $500 cash prize

First runner-up: $300 cash prize

Second runner-up: $200 cash price

Third and Fourth runners-up: $100 each.

The top 5 entries will be published on African Liberty and Students For Liberty platforms.

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