Do you have innovative ideas that have potential to become technology solutions to critical problems in sectors such as information and communication technologies (ICTs), energy, health, agriculture or other related areas? If yes, then GISTech-i Competition is for you!
CRDF Global invites all interested innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs from MENA and South and Central Asia regions (See list of eligible countries) to participate in this first-ever multinational technology idea competition.
This is how it works:
- Become a GIST member (the membership is free)
- Upload your video
- Get votes on YouTube
- Be among 25 semi-finalists to receive individualized coaching and present your idea at two-day GIST entrepreneurship workshop/award ceremony event in Amman, Jordan
- Be selected for GIST Prize.
GIST First Prize: a $20,000 grant will be awarded to the top applicant.
GIST 1st Runner-up: a $10,000 grant will be awarded to the top runner-up.
GIST 2nd runner-ups: four $5,000 grants will be awarded to the next four runner-ups.
GIST Honorable Mentions: five $2,000 grants will be awarded to the next tier of runner-ups.
Competition Deadline: October 31, 2011