"ASU Innovates" is an annual competition that aims to build a community and stimulate innovation at Ain Shams University by challenging participants to come up with an innovative idea that solve an existing problem or add value in any discipline, including technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business and development. It also encourages the existing doers in the entrepreneurial scene of ASU community to present and share their entrepreneurial experience. Contestants will join a journey that provides them with knowledge, skills, mentorship, network, facilities and support to help them realize their dreams and launch their startups.
And for the third year in a row The ASU Innovates will pursue the Researchers Track that aims to build a community and stimulate innovation at Ain Shams University by challenging ASU researchers and Staff members to showcase their innovative ideas, research projects, patent, etc. that solve an existing problem or add value in any discipline, including technology, entertainment, design, science, humanities, business, or development. |
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Applicants could be ....
UndergradsYou can be an undergraduate from any discipline
You can apply whether you already have an idea or not. You might have an idea that fulfil the needs of a certain customer segment. Or you might apply without a specific idea and through the program you will learn how to find an idea. In both cases throughout the competition you will be guided to develop your idea into a concept with a validated business model and proof-of-concept/prototype. Press the below Button to apply |
AlumniYou can be an ASU alumni
You might have started and already have a prototype. Accordingly, you can apply with your prototype, and throughout the competition you will be guided to further validate/develop your business model and further advance your prototype. Press the below Button to apply |
ResearchersYou could be a professor, post-doc or young researcher
Ain Shams University staff member who has a research project that uses technology to solve real life problems. Your project could either be in the basic technology research phase or in the launch phase of the TRL Model. Press the below Button to apply |
Accepted Applicants will enjoy the following benefits:
BootcampAccepted applicants will be admitted into an intensive bootcamp providing the needed capacity building in the fields of entrepreneurship, marketing, legal, ...etc
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MentorsAccepted applicants will be guided throughout the competition by experienced mentors from the different fields. Mentorship sessions will be flexible and on-demand
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Co-working SpaceAccepted applicants will be allowed to use the iHub co-working spaces across campus. iHub spaces are well equipped to allow young innovators to collaborate
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Action |
Date |
Registration Starts |
10/03/2022 |
Registration Ends |
25/03/2022 |
Filtration Ends |
01/04/2022 |
Bootcamp Starts |
3/04/2022 |
Bootcamp Ends |
16/04/2022 |
Project Submission |
23/04/2022 |
Simi Finals |
07/05/2022 |
Mentorship |
09/05/2022 |
Finals |
May 2022 |
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