HLM3 Asia Pacific Youth Innovation Challenge

Deadline       : 15 September 2016

Type             : Fully funded

Country        : Malaysia

Who can participate?

Challenge participants should

• Be 24 years old or younger
• Have good English comprehension and communication skills (English is the official language of all Challenge-related communication).
• Be a legal resident of participating countries in Southern Asia and East Asia Pacific. A list of participating countries can be found below and on The Challenges page.
• Have a valid email address. (If you do not yet have an email address, you can sign up for a Gmail account here).

 

WHAT DO I NEED TO COMMIT TO?

Shortlisted participants need to

• Participate on an online learning platform guided by remote mentors ahead of the Innovation Bootcamp
• Complete assignments once a week on the online learning platform
• Spend approximately 4 hours a week on online assignments

Note: If a team has been shortlisted to attend the Innovation Bootcamp, only one participant per team will receive financial support to attend. All team members are encouraged to join the pre-Bootcamp mentoring process to strengthen their idea.

Innovation Bootcamp winners need to

• Identify and work with in-country mentors (experts or social innovators) and organisations to implement and execute their winning idea
• Submit four monthly performance updates up to and including March, 2017 following the receipt of the award seed money6

 

What do great ideas look like?

The judging team considers three aspects of your proposal

• Alignment: Does the idea address a Challenge Statement and Challenge Question for your country? Check your country’s chosen Challenge Statement and Question here
• Impact: Does the idea significantly and positively improve the lives of children?
• Sustainability: Does the idea have potential to be implemented alongside a formally registered private company, university, non-profit organization or association?

Other aspects to consider

• Cost-effective: Does the idea consider the effective use of funds?
• Scale: Does the idea significantly impact the lives of many children?
• Viability: Does the idea have the potential to be successfully carried out in the context of your country.
• Novelty: Does the idea frame the issues and address them in a new way?

 

What do I need to include in my idea submission?

Notes

• You can choose to work individually or in teams. For teams, only one member is required to sign-up and submit their team’s entry. You may submit more than one entry.
• All entries must be in English.
• You may submit your idea by filling out an online form or by submitting it as a .doc or .pdf format file.

 The following is the expected content of your submission

• The selected Challenge Statement and Question that your team aims to address
• Number of team members submitting this idea

CHALLENGE STATEMENT (limit: 2500 characters or ~500 words)

• What is the main problem you are trying to address, how does it impact children in your community, and why is it important?

PROPOSED SOLUTION (limit: 5000 characters or ~1000 words)
Describe your proposed solution, including answers to the following questions:

• Is your proposed solution a product or a service? (or is it a combination of the two)
• How is it used?
• How will it improve the lives of children in your community?
• How does it solve the problem you aim to address? Describe how you will determine if you have achieved your intended results.

IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL MENTORS (limit: 1500 characters or ~300 words)

• Can you think of anyone in your country (experts, social innovators or organisations) who has done related work or implemented a similar solution? Do you think that they may be able to help you carry forward your idea? How might you approach them for information or support?

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