Project I2M (innovation to market) Programme for Innovators and Researchers across Nigeria. (2 Million Naira in funding)

Application Deadline: March 30th, 2023 Project I2M (innovation to market): Building an Integrated Support system for a sustainable innovation ecosystem in Nigeria. It has the objective to harness innovations in Nigeria by collaborating with researchers and innovators under the umbrella of an innovation consortium. Project I2M supports innovations from research, and also innovations resulting from non-procedural activities. This project aims to deploy resources such that innovations at whatever stage can be nurtured till it is ready for the market. Once ready, the innovator works with a dedicated project team to fashion out pathways through which the innovation can be commercialized. This project will also create a self-sustaining incubator program for innovators that want to take their products to market via a startup, to expose them to training on how to create bankable businesses that can attract big investments. Special attention will be given to Innovations from Nigerian youths,