Francis Oguamanam InnoCreativ Fair (FOIF) provide participants the opportunity to showcase and witness ongoing and emerging, commercially viable engineering and technology innovations that are applicable to a specific local ecosystem.
The programme is aimed to assist especially young inventors to nurture their inventions in the Branch newly established Engineering Hub at the Branch Secretariat. The hub shall midwife selected innovations and provide such with opportunities to move from raw states to scalable finished and commercially viable products with affinity to potential funding opportunities. Apply here (the existing form as a single page )
Entry application is open to interested participants including:
- Individuals/Graduates
- Inventor/innovator
- Student groups in Nigeria
- Corporate Research & Development Institutions
- Research Institutes
- Industries
The programme would feature
– Industry-based advisory sessions
– Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
– Prototype development and Product improvement
– Exposure to industry and academic experts
– Access to the Engineering Innovation Hub
– Free exhibition at the Annual Innovation and Creativity Fair
– Funding opportunities
– Exclusive media coverage.
Important Dates
- Deadline for Submission – Wednesday June 10, 2022
- Communication / Feedback to selected entries – Saturday June 18, 2022
- Commencement of Bootcamp session – Tuesday June 21, 2022
- Inno-Creativ Fair and Pitch Competition – Wednesday June 22, 2022
- Award session / Grand Finale – Wednesday June 22, 2022
- End of Bootcamp session – Thursday July 22, 2022
Important Notes;
- Only selected candidates/entries will be contacted.
- This application can only be filled once. Multiple applications from the same entry shall be disqualified.
- Females are strongly encouraged to apply
There will be both virtual and physical exhibitions. The Physical Exhibition will take place at the
Ralph Alabi Engineering Centre
Plot 32, Oba Ogunji road,
Ogba, Ikeja
Lagos, Nigeria
For Enquires / Sponsorship / Exhibition
Tel: +234 808 463 4638 | +234 706 527 1905 | +234 818 209 7622