Closed: GIST Tech-I Competition for Emerging Economies 2019 (All-expenses-paid trip to Bahrain)

The GIST Tech-I Competition is an annual competition for science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide. Aspiring innovators submit their ideas and startups online which are then reviewed by past competition finalists before they enter a global public vote to pick the top entrepreneurs who compete in the Tech-I finals.

For the 2019 competition, up to twenty-four finalists will receive an all-expense paid trip to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Bahrain to showcase their venture and to receive intensive training. GIST Tech-I winners, selected by experts at GEC, win prizes, and receive one-on-one mentorship and training.

Since 2011, innovators from around the globe have showcased their science and technology ventures to the world through GIST Tech-I pitch competitions. Thousands of expert reviews have taken place and the online voting public has cast over 1 million votes in support of these talented young innovators.

The GIST Initiative is led by the U.S. Department of State, and the Tech-I competition is implemented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

WORTH

• All-expenses-paid trip to Bahrain to pitch the idea or startup and network with entrepreneurs and investors at GEC 2019.
• Opportunity to attend several pre-GEC training webinars on topics such as pitching to investors, business models, and intellectual topic.
• Two days of intensive training and mentoring in Bahrain before the start of GEC. Opportunity to win seed capital and other prizes during final pitch contest. Prize amounts will be published closer to GEC.
• Three months of mentorship

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet ALL of the following eligibility requirements:

• The applicant must be 18-40 years old on the application deadline, November 23, 2018.
• The applicant must be a citizen of at least one of the 132 GIST-eligible emerging economies.
• The applicant must not hold dual-citizenship or permanent resident status in a non-GIST economy.
• The applicant must not submit more than one application per GIST Tech-I competition year. 5. The applicant must not be a previous GIST Tech-I finalist who traveled to and competed in the GIST Tech-I Finals.

DEADLINE: November 23 2018

To apply and for more information visit here