A Unique Opportunity for Engineers and Innovators from Cape Verde

Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize It represents one of the greatest opportunities for business acceleration for engineers and inventors on the African continent. This prestigious initiative seeks to identify and support entrepreneurs who are developing innovative technological solutions to address the most pressing challenges facing their communities. For Cape Verde and the other PALOP countries, this initiative represents a crucial platform for international visibility, empowering brilliant minds to transform engineering prototypes into sustainable business models with a high social impact.

Participants selected for the mentoring and acceleration programme benefit from first-class technical support. As well as being eligible for direct, equity-free funding, candidates become part of a global network of mentors from this prestigious British institution. Over a period of several months, the entrepreneurs receive intensive training in business modelling, intellectual property protection, marketing strategies and raising private investment.

In addition to the financial aspect, this institution’s endorsement opens the door to strategic international partnerships. Engineers from all disciplines are eligible, provided they have developed a technological innovation at an early stage which already demonstrates practical viability and applicability. Sectors vital to the archipelago, such as renewable energy, desalination and water management, the blue economy, digital agriculture and telehealth, find here the ideal ecosystem in which to thrive and expand regionally.

Application Deadline: 8 September 2026
Application link: https://africaprize.raeng.org.uk/about-the-prize/how-to-apply/