Are you a young changemaker passionate about sustainability and innovation? Applications are open for the Mediterranean Youth Water Hackathon 2025. Apply now!
About Mediterranean Youth Water Hackathon
Opportunity Details
For the Mediterranean Youth Water Hackathon, they are inviting young innovators aged 18 to 35 to collaborate and create game-changing solutions addressing the challenges and opportunities within the Water, Energy, Food, and Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus.
Join them on February 25-28, 2025, in Fes, Morocco, for a three-day event dedicated to creating sustainable solutions with lasting social and environmental impacts.
Benefits of Mediterranean Youth Water Hackathon
- Real-world impact: Design solutions for urgent water, energy, food, and ecosystem issues. The three most promising solutions will be selected on the final day and will receive technical and financial support in the following months.
- Prize & ongoing support: The first-place team will be awarded €3,000, and the two runner-up teams will receive €1,000 each. Winning teams will also receive continued mentorship to refine and scale their solutions, ensuring a lasting impact.
- Accelerated skill-building workshops: Gain hands-on experience with mentors and learn entrepreneurial skills, design thinking, and sustainable business models to turn your idea into reality.
- Networking: Connect with experts, mentors, and fellow innovators from across the Mediterranean region. Build relationships that will support your growth long after the hackathon ends!
Mediterranean Youth Water Hackathon Requirements
- Applications are submitted by teams. Multicultural and women-led teams are encouraged to apply.
- Team members must be aged between 18 and 35.
- Have a business idea or be willing to work on specific business models to solve WEFE Nexus challenges.
- Be available for one or two online sessions ahead of the hackathon.
- Be available in February for the in-person hackathon in Fes. Please note that team members attending the in-person hackathon must be fluent in English.
- Regardless of your place of residence, please note that applicants must be nationals of UFM Member states: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mauritania, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, and Turkey.
- There is no specific professional background required. You can be a graduate or student, with any type of education, such as water, sanitation, business development, programming, marketing, social studies, engineering, architecture, political science, and so on.
- The most important requisites for participation are motivation, interest in solving challenges within the WEFE Nexus and entrepreneurial spirit.
Who can apply?
- Young innovators aged 18 to 35 who are nationals of UfM Member States.
- Teams of 2-3 members who are ready to brainstorm, innovate, and make an impact.
- No specific professional background is required. To participate, they are looking for motivation, interest in solving challenges within the WEFE Nexus and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
To apply for the hackathon, note that:
- The call for applications deadline is December 1st.
- Teams must be formed before submitting an application.
- In your submission, clearly identify the specific WEFE Nexus challenge your team will address and describe your business idea to tackle it. This will be key for selection.
- Additionally, share any prior experience in entrepreneurship or water-related projects that your team members have.
Application Deadline
01 December, 2024
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