MTN mPulse 2020 Hackathon for Young Nigerians

Promising solutions in the identified submission categories will be supported by MTN to achieve their full potential with expected widespread adoption and social impact. Before you submit your entry below, first go through the rules

• Table of Content
• About MTN Foundation
• Hackathon
• Aim and Benefits of Hackathon
• Requirements for Hackathon Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Hackathon

Aim and Benefits of Hackathon

Lots of scholarship awards and cash prizes. See details below

Requirements for Hackathon Qualification

• Competition is open to primary & secondary school students
• Applicants must be resident in Nigeria.
• Solutions to be submitted should be either mobile apps or websites (web apps)
• Participant must upload a completed Indemnity Form by Parent / Guardian covering the use of their solutions, data, photos etc (by MTN Legal Contracting). click here to download indemntiy form
• Ideas must be original, innovative and solve an actual problem.
• The solutions being developed & submitted should fulfil one or more of these categories:
  • Support home-schooling, remote education and continued learning (e.g. home-schooling solutions)
  • Enables delivery of group interactions remotely (Community engagement platforms).
  • Ensures verified & accurate information reaches even the most remote locations.
  • Aids efficient distribution of food, products & services
• Top 10 participants would be rewarded with gifts and access to a 6-weeks online bootcamp with TechQuest STEM Academy and receive the needed support to refine their solutions and launch
• Top 3 winners would have their impactful solutions funded for immediate deployment to flatten the curve as well as have access to our pool of volunteer Staff Mentors, who together with TechQuest, the STEM Academy, would provide mentorship via leveraging their functional, business & technical skills to further refine their innovative solutions for greater impact to the underserved youth segment.
• Websites and web apps should be hosted on the internet. Consider hosting your project on free hosting platforms e.g. 000webhost, hostinger, 5GBFree, Freehostia, etc.
• Deadline for submission of entries is 6th December 2020.
• Participants must have successfully linked with their parent(s) on the mPulse website

Selection Criteria: Judging Criteria are: Technical Ability: 45%, Usefulness: 25%, Creativity: 30%

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Apply by clicking “Submit entry” Link below

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For more details, visit MTN Foundation website.