Sponsored by Boeing, Amideast’s STEM for Sustainability Competition empowers entrepreneurs across Egypt by inviting them to showcase their innovative solutions to global and community challenges for creating a more sustainable world. The competition will offer finalists an opportunity for bootcamp training that will cover several topics such as: the basics of startups, creating a business model, developing powerful business plans, and designing pitch decks. The top three winners will also receive monetary seed funding for their innovative business ideas.
Program objectives
- Offer an opportunity for young Egyptian entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative and sustainable business ideas that are designed by STEM principals to address community and global challenges
- Provide seed funding for winners to support their startups
- Raise awareness and encourage youth to develop innovations using the STEM approach that provide sustainable solutions for a better globe
- Shed light on winners’ innovations for potential sponsors, business partners, and mentors who are in the STEM, sustainability, and entrepreneurship eco-system
Eligibility Criteria
- Teams or individuals aged 21 - 35 years old with an innovative business idea in the fields of STEM and Sustainability
- Egyptian nationality
- Minimum Viable Product (MVP) available
- Industry linked to sustainability
- Headquarters (HQ): Egypt
- Years in business: 1+
- English language (preferred)
Deadline
For more inquiries, please contact us on Egypt-STEM@amideast.org
