Oxfam 2020 National Enterprise Challenge for Nigerian University Students (Nigeria)

Applications are open for the Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge 2020. The National Enterprise Challenge is geared towards improving the entrepreneurial mindset and motivating Nigerian University students to start and run ventures even while at school rather than looking for employment after graduation.

• Table of Content
• About Oxfam
• Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge
• Aim and Benefits of Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge
• Requirements for Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Oxfam

Oxfam is a global organization working to end the injustice of poverty. We help people build better futures for themselves, hold the powerful accountable, and save lives in disasters. Oxfam works with local people to lead humanitarian responses that provide immediate relief during conflicts and disasters, and to build resilience against future threats.

Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge

Aim and Benefits of Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge

The National Enterprise Challenge is an initiative of the Directors of Entrepreneurship Centers across Nigerian Universities and are being supported by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

Prizes

1. 1st Prize: N1,000,000
2. 2nd Prize: N750,000
3. 3rd Prize: N500,000
4. Regional winners (1st to 3rd place) will receive consolation prizes even as they proceed to the finals.

Requirements for Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge Qualification

1. The competition is open to all current students irrespective of their field of study, undergraduate or postgraduate, full time or part-time.
2. Applicants must however be studying in a Nigerian University

Interview date, Process and Venue for Oxfam National Enterprise Challenge

1. Selected entrepreneurs will pitch at the Regional level between October 12 – 24, 2020.
2. Regional winners will be declared by October 31, 2020 and the top three in each region will proceed to compete at the national where ONLY 18 will be finalists.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

As part of the process, finalists will be required to send a 3-minute video of their pitch which will be uploaded for general viewing and voting by the public. Results from the public vote will constitute 30% of the total marks. The remaining 70% will be decided by the Grand Jury during the Global Entrepreneurship Week holding November 16 – 22, 2020.

For more details, visit Oxfam website