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ZENITH BANK HACKATHON

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Application Deadline: 31 October, 2025

LOCATION: Nigeria

Zenith Bank Hackathon provides a platform for innovation, empowering creative minds to develop groundbreaking banking and fintech solutions. Through this initiative, Zenith Bank reinforces its commitment to digital transformation, financial inclusion, and technology-driven growth across Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Your submission should include:

Problem & Opportunity: Clearly define the challenge and why it matters.

Innovative Solution: Describe your idea, how it works, and how it uses AI, GenAI, or emerging tech to solve the problem.

Impact & Value: Explain what makes it unique and the measurable benefits for users or the financial ecosystem.

Target Users & Implementation: Identify who benefits and outline a feasible approach for building or deploying the solution.

Team & Expertise: Introduce your team members, their roles, and how their skills contribute to the project’s success.

BENEFIT:

Prize Pool – ₦70,000,000

A total of ₦70 Million in cash awaits the top 5 teams.

Winner: ₦30,000,000 | 2nd–5th Place: ₦10,000,000 each

Additional Benefits for All Winners:

Strategic collaboration opportunities with Zenith Bank

Investor exposure and partnership opportunities

6-week Startup Incubation Program with expert mentorship

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WILKES UNIVERSITY YOUAREWELCOMEHERE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: January 1, 2026

LOCATION: USA

The #YouAreWelcomeHere Scholarship was developed as a result of U.S. higher education institutions’ commitment to providing a welcoming, safe and diverse environment to international students.

Wilkes is proud to support this initiative by offering two annual, renewable scholarships for up to four years of study. The scholarships are open to first-year international students admitted for undergraduate degree-seeking study at Wilkes University. Successful applicants will be dedicated to furthering the #YouAreWelcomeHere message by bridging intercultural divides.

ELIGIBILITY:

To qualify for the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship, a student must:

Be a first-year international applicant in any field of study/major to a participating college or university.

Holds citizenship in a country outside the U.S. and does not also possess U.S. citizenship or permanent residency.

Demonstrate interest and initiative in promoting intercultural learning and exchange.

Meet the admission criteria and adhere to the application deadlines.

Complete the #YouAreWelcomeHere scholarship application.

Submit a 500-1000 word essay or a two- to five-minute video answering the following prompt:

Tell us about your leadership skills in your school or community and how you plan to continue applying your leadership skills at the U.S. institution you are applying to.

BENEFIT:

The scholarships offer at least 50% of published annual (out-of-state) tuition costs (excluding fees).  

The scholarships will be renewable for the length of the degree program (maximum of 2 years for an associate’s degree or maximum of 4 years for a bachelor’s degree) provided the student makes satisfactory academic progress, as determined by the institution.  

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