{"id":624990,"date":"2026-08-07T08:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/624990\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T08:06:14","slug":"call-for-applications-ttswg-innovation-makers-challenge-2-0-win-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/624990\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: TTSWG Innovation Makers Challenge 2.0 (Win Up to"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fembol Student Innovation Grant (SIG) is an annual student innovation competition and funding program by Fembol Group, designed to identify, support, and fund innovative student-led solutions across Nigeria. SIG 2.0 is built for undergraduate students and student teams who want to solve real problems in their communities and build sustainable, youth-led businesses.\n<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re at the idea stage or already running an early solution, this student entrepreneurship grant gives you the funding, training, and mentorship to take your innovation further.\n<\/p>\n<p>WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grant Funding<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Cash Prizes up to \u20a62.5 Million<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Winner:<\/strong> \u20a62,500,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Runner-Up:<\/strong> \u20a61,500,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second Runner-Up:<\/strong> \u20a61,000,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consolation Prizes (7 Finalists):<\/strong> \u20a61,400,000 shared<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Free Training &amp; Mentorship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All semi-finalists get access to a 2-day virtual Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp covering business planning, marketing, fundraising, legal frameworks, and leadership \u2014 plus a dedicated mentor for one-on-one guidance ahead of the final pitch.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Growth Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The top three winners receive free legal\/CAC registration, business setup support, and advisory services for up to three months after the event \u2014 real help turning your idea into a running business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Stage to Shine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Present your idea at the Fembol Student Innovation Conference in Lagos \u2014 a full-day event with 250+ attendees, live-streamed nationwide, featuring industry leaders, investors, and media coverage.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ongoing Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grant monitoring and the possibility of further funding from Fembol Group and its partner network for standout innovations.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW IT WORKS (Program Journey)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1 \u2014 Apply Online<\/strong> Submit your application between <strong>July 22 \u2013 August 21st, 2026<\/strong>.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2 \u2014 Get Reviewed<\/strong> Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Semi-finalists are selected and notified in September.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3 \u2014 Bootcamp<\/strong> Join the free 2-day virtual Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship Bootcamp to sharpen your business plan and pitch.\u00a0 September 25 \u2013 27<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4 \u2014 Become a Finalist<\/strong> Top teams are selected as finalists by September 30.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5 \u2014 Pitch &amp; Win<\/strong> Present your solution to expert judges and a live audience for a shot at the top cash prizes on October 17.\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6 \u2014 Get Funded &amp; Grow<\/strong> Winners receive their grant, business registration support, and up to 3 months of advisory services.\n<\/p>\n<p>Apply Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1-CaFP-bHrFblQogyrr9yIzhIk0Ld-f5wfL305Fy_ZU0\/edit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1-CaFP-bHrFblQogyrr9yIzhIk0Ld-f5wfL305Fy_ZU0\/edit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fembol Student Innovation Grant (SIG) is an annual student innovation competition and funding program by Fembol Group,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":624991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[178],"tags":[79,159503,119623,18,236,45530,19,12982,3536,263931,17,61999,3713,40167,159349,263932,1373,57715,31415,263933],"class_list":["post-624990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-business","tag-business-funding","tag-early-stage-startups","tag-eire","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-green-innovation","tag-ie","tag-incubation","tag-innovation","tag-innovation-makers-challenge","tag-ireland","tag-mentorship","tag-nigeria","tag-smes","tag-startup-competition","tag-startup-grant","tag-sustainability","tag-tech-innovation","tag-tech-startups","tag-ttswg"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/624991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}