Union Bank Campus Innovation Challenge for Nigerian Undergraduate Students 2018

The Campus Innovation Challenge is a Union Bank initiative (in partnership with CcHub) that aims to discover and support students engaged in entrepreneurial activities across tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

Application Deadline: 5th August 2018

Eligible Countries: Nigeria

To Be Taken At (Country): Nigeria

Field of Challenge: Great ideas that could be related but not limited to Education, Agriculture, Financial Inclusion, Millennial Banking and Creative Arts (Arts, Music etc).

Type: Contest, Undergraduate

Eligibility: Undergraduates of all tertiary institutions in Nigeria

Number of Awards: 3

Value of Award: 

• The top 3 ideas will receive immediate cash funding of 1.5 Million Naira, 1 Million Naira and 500 Thousand Naira respectively towards creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for your ideas. There will be incubation support via CcHUB’s incubation services with full engagement with Union Bank.

• In addition, they will get partnership opportunities with Union Bank and our network of partners around the focus areas of the challenge.
• Over the subsequent six months, the top three ideas will be supported with a range of services focused on product development, distribution and business modelling to turn their ideas into fully working products to launch in early 2019. Winners will also be able to leverage Union Bank’s strategic networks to bring their ideas to life.

Duration of Programme: The winners will be announced in August 2018 at the pitch event.