The Google Impact Challenge Nigeria is open to organizations that meet the requirements set forth in these Rules submit Applications (as defined below) that are judged using the criteria listed in these Rules for an opportunity to receive an Award.
The Google Impact Challenge Nigeria supports nonprofits and social enterprises with game-changing ideas to create economic opportunity in their communities.
Organizations apply with their most innovative proposals. Finalists get access to Google.org funding, mentorship and resources. Eligible nonprofits and social enterprises are invited to apply by July 4.
Your community. Your ideas to make it better. For the first time, the Google Impact Challenge is coming to Nigeria! The Challenge asks local innovators how they would make their community–and beyond–an even better place. The public and a panel of local Judges vote for the ideas with the most potential, and Google.org pairs each winner with a package of strategic support, funding and Google volunteers.
Worth of Award
- The Finalists will receive the following awards (“Awards?”), subject to the additional
requirements set forth in Section 9. - Each of the four (4) GIC Winners will receive US$250,000 grant funding and training from Google LLC or Google LLC employee volunteers.
- The eight (8) remaining Finalists who were not GIC Winners will each receive US$125,000 grant funding.
- No transfer, substitution or cash equivalent for Awards is allowed, except at Google’s sole discretion.
- Google reserves the right to substitute an Award, in whole or in part, of equal or greater monetary value if an Award cannot be awarded, in whole or in part, for any reason.
Eligibility
To be eligible to enter the Challenge, your Organization must meet the criteria listed
below (“Eligibility Criteria?”):
- be a legally registered Nigerian business or nonprofit;\
- suggest a project with a clear charitable purpose, as determined by Google and/or Google’s donor advised fund, the Tides Foundation (“Tides?”), in their sole discretion;
- not discriminate against any person or group of people in either hiring/employment practices or in the administration of programs and services, including on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or ethnicity;
- agree that if you receive an Award, it will not be used for religious instruction.
How to Apply
- Make sure all required fields are populated and within the given word limits, then click the “Submit” button.
- If the application has been successfully submitted, you should see a screen with a message confirming that we received your application, and you should also receive a confirmation email to the email address you provided.
- If you have any questions about your application submission, please contact us at: [email protected]
Deadline: applications close 11:59 p.m. WAT on Wednesday, July 4, 2018.