The African Technology Policy Studies Network (ATPS) under the Technological Innovation Development in Africa to Enhance Employability, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation (TIDE) project, invites eligible applicants; entrepreneurs and innovators to submit their proposals to use their technologies for scaling or commercialization with the target to create new jobs especially for the youth. The research and innovation projects’ lifespan is 12 months. Each project will be required to have a budget ranging between US$5,000 and US$10,000 depending on the scope and scale if the proposed project which must be well justified.
The following eligibility criteria apply:

• The applicant must be a consortium or partnership between a private sector and research/university establishments. The lead entity must have a legal status in the country of operation.
• Applicants must come from any of the following Afreximbank countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, and Zimbabwe
• Applications from individual persons will NOT be accepted. Only applications with affiliations to a legal entity will be accepted and must have at least two partners drawn from the private sector and research/university.
• The grant cannot be used to undertake a new research study but to scale or commercialize an existing innovation/technology into a business opportunity with the target to create jobs, especially for young people.

Applicants are required to duly fill out the application template and submit it to procurement@atpsnet.org  with a copy to executivedirector@atpsnet.org on or before 2359hrs EAT 10^th April 2023.