Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Terms from the program's own pages

2027 terms

• Lead applicant must be 18+, a citizen and resident of a sub-Saharan African country, fluent in English; early-commercialisation innovation with prototype or MVP. source
• Minimum age: 18 source
• Locations: Sub-Saharan Africa source
• Amount: GBP 85,000 total; GBP 50,000 overall winner, GBP 10,000 each of three finalists, GBP 5,000 One-to-Watch source

This round

Opened in July this year; not confirmed for next year

Past editions

• 2027 (Cycle 13)

  Page gives day and month only; year 2026 taken from the 13 July 2026 post. Applications now closed.

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  Applications opened Jul 13, 2026

  Deadline Sep 8, 2026