Academia Industry Training (AIT) – SASBI Africa Residency Program

Bring your Swiss based science startup to the next level!

Maximise the potential of your startup with a fast-track Swiss – African Science and Business Innovators Program (SASBI), part of the Academia-Industry Training (AIT).
You are a Swiss-based entrepreneur with academic background and a business case with potential for the African market then join the AIT-SASBI Africa Residency Program.

The program aims to boost the entrepreneurial know-how and exposure of Swiss siencepreneurs seeking growth opportunities with and in Africa.

If you think your project should be supported, apply until November 10th, 2021.

 

Offered free of charge to ambitious young entrepreneurs, this highly competitive program guarantees access to innovation hotspots in the African Lioness States of Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, or South Africa. The selected participants are free to choose the country they want to visit, where they will benefit from business contacts of local partners, e.g. Swiss embassy, Innovation Offices at local universities, innovation hubs of AfriLabs, etc. These entry points will lead to relevant connections for potential cooperations.

 

Eligibility

Open to high-level and carefully selected researchers in the fields of mobile health, innovative finances, sustainability (i.e. energy, material sciences, tourism, agritech, social innovation): Master, PhD, Postdoctoral researchers at Universities, Universities of Applied Science and research institutes or centers of technological excellence in Switzerland with research track record working on a publicly funded basis and seeking to explore the successful market application of their high-level applied research in African markets.

 

 

Deadline for application: November 10th, 2021

Selection of participants: First week of December 2021

Kickoff workshop in Switzerland: Mid of December 2021

Residency program in the African Lioness State of choice: first half of 2022

 

Program

1-3 weeks recidency program

Participants can choose which of the African Lioness States they want to visit for the up to three weeks residency. They can also pick the most suitable time to travel to the respective country in the first half of 2022. The residency will be completed by additional meetings with the Swiss embassy, innovation offices at local universities, and innovation hubs of AfriLabs. 

 

Conditions

The program covers the expenses for the flight to one of the five African countries as well as accommodation for up to 21 days. Project related inter-regional flights can be considered, all other expenses are to be borne by the participant.

 

For further information please contact Dorina Kühner, SASBI Project Manager at University of Basel (dorina.kuehner@unibas.ch).