Home Call for Applications Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) innovation program 2020 for tackling the CoronaVirus (COVID-19)

Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) innovation program 2020 for tackling the CoronaVirus (COVID-19)

by OFA

Application Deadline: March 20th 2020

Welcome to a four week YSI innovation program that aims to use creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation-mindset to aid the government, health-workers, and everyone battling the virus.

Many problems are identified and is being worked on by professionals, but hundreds of issues are created in loneliness, economics, teaching and so much more. This program is for any and all solutions to real problems caused by the covid-19 crisis.

Young Sustainable Impact will set up a four week innovation program with one goal: Battle the corona-virus. The application process is open until 20th of March and the program will start March 23rd and last for four weeks. The goal is not profitable startups but solutions to real problems be it at a local, national or global level.

How does the program work?

  1. Each week start with a course and a set of tasks to focus on for the week.
  2. There will be peer-to-peer meetups where participants help each other.
  3. Expert-mentors will be ready to talk at set times each week.
  4. At the end of each week the teams will present what they have done.
  5. The teams with solutions that can truly help will be followed up and supported.

Who can apply

This is an online program, and all countries can apply and participate. You have to be over 16 years old.

Requirements

  • People with teams and idea can apply
  • People with ideas and no team can apply
  • People with solutions can apply
  • People with NO team and NO solution can also apply. You will be put in teams with the ones who have solutions or ideas.

Time to apply and when the program

Apply before: March 20th

Program from-until: March 23rd – April 17th

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the YSI innovation program 2020

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