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DIGITAL ENERGY CHALLENGE: ANNUAL CALL FOR PROJECTS

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Appliation Deadline: 15th May 2024 – 23h59 CET

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

The Digital Energy Facility launched the Digital Energy Challenge in 2021 for a four-year term, with an annual call for projects.  The aim of the Challenge is to support the development of innovative solutions for greater energy access, to facilitate the integration of renewable energies and improve energy operators’ performance.

ELIGIBILITY:

The 2024 Call for Projects targets projects based in Africa and owned by:

Start-ups in the pre-seed phase or with early-stage activities. NGOs can apply under the Start-up category (see more details on the eligibility criteria for Start-ups).

Public utilities (public power utilities and public Independent System Operators, private companies under a public service concession, power pools, regional organisations, energy regulators, rural electrification authorities) in partnership with technology/service providers (see more details on the eligibility criteria for Utilities).

Eligible countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo Democratic Republic, Congo Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

BENEFIT:

Each year the Challenge will award 2 to 3 utility and technology/service provider partnership projects and 5 to 8 start-up projects. An annual budget of €1.8 M will enable grant-based funding, technical assistance and strategic guidance. 

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INNOVATE 4 NATURE AWARDS

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Application Deadline: 5 April 2024

LOCATION: Switzerland.

Get visibility, Win a grant, Access networks. Participate in the I4N AWARD and accelerate your nature-positive solution.  The goal of I4N is to support nature-positive solution providers around the pre-seed and seed stage, where a business plan or a minimum viable product is available and needs validation. APPLY NOW

ELIGIBILITY:

Participation is free of charge.

There is no geographical restriction, organisations from any country are welcome to apply.

There are no specific requirements regarding legal form, ownership structure or age of entity.

The minimum requirement is the presence of a business model, a business plan, a marketable pilot product, or a minimum viable product (MVP).

We only accept applications directly from founders and not from fundraisers.

Should you be selected, at least one founder or executive director must be available either in person or via video call on the day of the Jury meeting: Thursday, June 13th, 2024, in Morges/Lausanne, Switzerland.

BENEFIT:

The I4N Award offers a total of CHF 100,000 in prize money across four focus areas. In addition to the financial support, award winners can benefit from access to an ecosystem of partners and experts. Moreover, I4N Grants or access to training or mentoring may be provided to particularly promising nature-positive solution providers.

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