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GEN-Z COMPETITION 2023

Description

A competition aimed at spreading the culture of innovation and entrepreneurship among Egyptian university students and urging innovative students and entrepreneurs at Egyptian universities from all different scientific disciplines to establish their emerging companies, and who have innovative ideas or community initiatives that address difficulties, meet market needs, and overcome existing challenges. The innovative idea must be based on clear scientific foundations. The entity that benefits from the innovation or initiative must be clear and clear so that it benefits our beloved country

Requirements that must be met by teams applying for the competition

  1. All students participating in the advanced student team must be officially enrolled in one of the Egyptian universities or institutes

  2. The team must consist of at least 2 students and no more than 8 students, including the team leader. The student team can be from different colleges within the same university.

  3. It is not required that all members of the student team be Egyptian nationals, and participation is available for foreign students as one of the leaders or members of the student teams.

  4. It will be an additional factor if the team has participated in competitions at the local or international level before

  5. The business plan form must be submitted in addition to a budget proposal and a project proposal, and the benefit of the project and the entities and beneficiary groups must be clarified.

  6. It is preferable that there be a supervisor for the student team who is a faculty member at the university

Steps to apply for the competition

The student team must submit an idea for a project or initiative based on technological innovation, which enables them to establish their startup company based on the innovative proposal for the project or initiative, as well as the proposed budget for the project and the submitted business plan model.

Initial schedule for the competition stages

  1. 22 September: The Beginning Of Media And Television Propaganda For The Competition

  2. 22 September: Registration Is Open On The Competition Platform For Student Teams Wishing To Participate In The Competition

  3. 9 October - 28 October: Conducting A Final Filter For The Qualified Teams From The Initial Filter At One Of The Universities Affiliated With The Seven Regions Of The Republic, And Filtering The Teams To 65 Student Teams.

  4. 29 October: Announcing The Teams Qualified To Participate In The Competition

  5. 30 October - 8 November: Implementing The Training Program For Qualified Student Teams

  6. 12 November: Beginning Of Television Filming For Qualified Teams

Advantages of participating in the competition

  • Attending a variety of training programs related to management, finance, writing technical reports, and different ways of thinking

  • Attending a variety of training programs related to management, finance, writing technical reports, and different ways of thinking

  • Obtaining financial support for each qualified team with a maximum amount of 2 million pounds as incubation prizes

Awards

Obtaining financial support for each qualified team, with a maximum amount of 2 million pounds as incubation prizes.

Find application form here

Earlier Event: October 23
FEPS INCUBATOR - CYCLE 10
Later Event: November 2
FOUNDERS LIVE CAIRO