Apply for the Africa Digital Innovation Competition

How to Apply for the 2022 Africa Digital Innovation Competition

The application for the Digital Innovation Competition can be accessed at www.uschamber.com/2022-the-africa-digital-innovation-competition. Applications are due on June 30th at 11:59 pm (EST). Questions regarding the competition must be submitted via email to adic@uschamber.com. Questions and answers will be posted to the website for all potential applicants.

Each applicant will need to fill out the online application form and upload or send a two-minute video pitch of their product/innovation on the website www.uschamber.com/2022-the-africa-digital-innovation-competition. The following questions will be required in the application:

• The full name(s) of the startup owner(s)
• Name of startup (must match exactly the name used to register at appropriate in-country registering body.
• Physical address, Website (if any), Email address, Phone number
• Type of Industry /Sector

In addition, applicants will be asked the following narrative questions about their startup:

• What sources of funding have you used to support your startup in the past 12 months?
• Is your startup currently open?
• What is your startup’s mission statement and goal?
• What challenges has your startup faced?
• Describe the impact that your startup has on the community during Covid-19?
• How do you anticipate using the prize, if selected as one of the winners?