Application are currently being accepted for the OPay Innovation Challenge 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About OPay Innovation Challenge
The Innovation Challenge is an expanded, holistic initiative that builds on OPay's flagship ₦1.2 billion, 10-year scholarship commitment. By combining financial aid with an innovation challenge, professional skill-building, mentorship, and job placement opportunities, it provides talented Nigerian undergraduates with an enabling platform to become the next generation of African technovators and drivers of digital transformation.
- Sponsor Organisation: OPay
Benefits of OPay Innovation Challenge
1st Place
OPay National Innovator of the Year
- ₦10,000,000 project grant + ₦300,000 Scholarship Award
- Certificate + national media feature
- Mentorship with industry experts
- Advisory support for prototype development
- Job opportunity
2nd Place
- ₦5,000,000 project grant + ₦300,000 Scholarship Award
- Certificate + national media feature
- Advisory support for prototype development
- OPay Innovation Fellowship
3rd Place
- ₦3,000,000 project grant + ₦300,000 Scholarship Award
- Certificate of participation + national media feature
- OPay Innovation Fellowship
OPay Innovation Challenge Requirements
- Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in AI-assisted design (canva-gemini workflow)
- Must be an undergraduate student offering any course of study in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution.
- Must have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 2.8/4 for Colleges/Polytechnics, or 3.5/5 (second-class upper credit) for Universities.
- Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate significant financial hardship.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
14 June, 2026
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