The African Impact Initiative Health Entrepreneurship Challenge 2023 is now accepting applications from African entrepreneurs with innovative health-focused venture ideas or solutions.This challenge aims to facilitate the creation of ventures with positive health outcomes in Africa. The African Impact Initiative, alongside experts from the University of Toronto Entrepreneurship, offers comprehensive training, mentorship, and funding opportunities for selected teams.
University of Toronto Information
Established in 1827, University of Toronto is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of Toronto (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Ontario. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, Ontario, University of Toronto (UofT) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: over-45,000 students) coeducational higher education institution. University of Toronto (UofT) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Offered Benefits
By participating in the Health Entrepreneurship Challenge, selected teams will receive:
- Comprehensive training and mentorship program.
- Up to $25,000 CAD in funding for each top-performing venture.
- A 4-month all-expenses-paid trip to Toronto, Canada, to learn and expand their entrepreneurship network.
Application Process
Go to African Impact Initiative on aic2023.typeform.com to apply
Eligible teams will be onboarded to a virtual platform for the pre-incubation phase, beginning in May 2023. This phase provides capacity building to validate ideas/solutions and to build them in a scalable way. Top-performing teams will proceed to the incubation phase, starting in July, after interviews and selection.