Grant opportunity

AIMS SDG Innovation Challenge 2026

AIMS Rwanda is inviting young African STEM graduates, especially women innovators, to submit digital health solutions for the 2026 SDG Innovation Challenge.

ChallengeSTEMDigital healthWomen innovatorsAfrica
Funder
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences / AIMS Rwanda
Application deadline
Application deadline: Jun 1, 2026
Award
Hackathon, innovation fellowship award, four-month stipend, mentorship, and business training
Applicant
Young African STEM graduates under 35
Discipline
AI, Data & Digital
Region
Africa
Posted
May 24, 2026

Call summary

Overview

The AIMS SDG Innovation Challenge supports data-driven and digital health innovation by young African STEM graduates.

Who can apply

  • Applicants should be young African STEM graduates under 35.
  • The call especially encourages women innovators and applicants with digital health solutions.

What it supports

  • Digital health, data-focused innovation, hackathon participation, innovation fellowship support, mentorship, and business training.
  • Solutions should align with SDG-oriented innovation and AIMS Rwanda challenge priorities.

Funding and duration

Selected participants receive a data-focused hackathon pathway, an innovation fellowship award, a four-month stipend, mentorship, and business training according to the official AIMS Rwanda call.

Application deadline

Application deadline: Jun 1, 2026

How to apply

Use the official AIMS Rwanda call announcement and submit through the linked Google Forms application by 1 June 2026.

Call details

The AIMS SDG Innovation Challenge supports data-driven and digital health innovation by young African STEM graduates.

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences / AIMS Rwanda lists this opportunity for Young African STEM graduates under 35, AI, Data & Digital, Africa. Applicants should use the official call page to confirm final requirements before submitting.

Applicants should be young African STEM graduates under 35.

The call especially encourages women innovators and applicants with digital health solutions.

Digital health, data-focused innovation, hackathon participation, innovation fellowship support, mentorship, and business training.

Solutions should align with SDG-oriented innovation and AIMS Rwanda challenge priorities.

Selected participants receive a data-focused hackathon pathway, an innovation fellowship award, a four-month stipend, mentorship, and business training according to the official AIMS Rwanda call.

Application deadline: Application deadline: Jun 1, 2026.

Confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, and submission route on the official call page.

Plan internal approvals, partner confirmations, budgets, letters, and portal submission before the final deadline.

Use the official AIMS Rwanda call announcement and submit through the linked Google Forms application by 1 June 2026.

Before submitting, check required documents, eligible costs, attachments, page limits, institutional approvals, and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration, or nomination stage.