The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to convert innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas. The RISE Urban Challenge provides customised support to maximise each initiative’s potential for impact and aligns potential funders to these initiatives and drive attention to the urgent need for urban systems transformation.
About Global Resilience Partnership (GRP)
The Global Resilience Partnership advances resilience through identifying and scaling on the ground innovation, generating and sharing knowledge, and shaping policy. Resilience underpins sustainable development in an increasingly unpredictable world. We envisage an inclusive world in harmony with nature, that is better prepared to cope with shocks, adapt to change, and transform – all within planetary boundaries.... continue reading
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Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge
Aim and Benefits of Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge
- Selected projects will receive a tailored leadership and mentoring programme, communications support, and be connected to investors.
- Subject matter experts will facilitate a leadership academy for the selected entrants.
- They will also be connected to potential investors and partners from GRP networks.
- Winners can be awarded prizes up to US$50,000, which will support their scaling and implementation over 12 months up to December 2026.
Requirements for Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge Qualification
- RISE is open to urban entrepreneurs, innovators, organisations or consortiums of organisations across the private sector (start-ups, SMEs), and civil society and grassroots organisations based in low- and middle-income countries.
- RISE encourage and welcome proposals from youth-led and women-led organisations.
Interview date, Process and Venue for Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge
Timeline:
- Application deadline: 11 April 2025
- Screening: The first phase of screening will be done to identify finalists that will proceed to the Leadership Academy and mentoring. Shortlisted projects will be announced in June 2025
- Leadership Academy and tailored mentoring: June – September 2025
- Announcement of final winners: November/December 2025
- Winners’ activity implementation: through December 2026
Application Deadline
April 11, 2025How to Apply
For more details, visit GRP Entrepreneurship webpage
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