MENA Global Impact Challenge

Global Impact Challenges (GICs) are annual incentive competitions held in partnership with sponsor organizations worldwide and organized by geography and theme. These challenges act as a platform to identify outstanding entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists, and engineers with the most innovative ideas for moonshot innovations and startups that can positively impact a billion people in 10 years.

Audience

The challenge is for entrepreneurs, technologists, scientists, or change agents who are:

• Citizens in any country in the MENA region.
• 21 years old or older on the first day of the GSP.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Able to participate in the entire GSP17 program from June 17 to August 17.
• Committed to the long-term journey of launching an impact-focused startup.

Objectives

The purpose of the SingularityU MENA Global Impact Challenge is to foster moonshot innovations and startups that positively impact the lives of people living in the MENA region, with an ability to scale and impact a billion people worldwide in 10 years. The winners of the challenge will receive a full sponsorship to attend the transformational Global Solutions Program at Singularity University over the summer hosted on the NASA Research Park in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Cost

The challenge is for free. Apply here before 24 April.