The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) is currently accepting applications for WASCAL Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE) 2025. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply with it.
About WASCAL Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE) 2025
Opportunity Details
The WASCAL Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE) 2025 is a funding program designed to support young innovators in West Africa who are working on renewable energy and green hydrogen solutions.
Benefits of WASCAL Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE) 2025
- The maximum amount of grant allocated for each project is 20 000€ and the duration should not exceed 15 months
WASCAL Innovative Ideas Competition for Sustainable Energy (WISE) 2025 Requirements
This call is addressed to
- young West Africans. Any individual or group of young people (Students, academics, practitioners, scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs, associations…) from a West African country (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo). Having a bank account is necessary.
- associations/organisations, being legally registered in a West African Country and having a local bank account in the name of the association/organisation
Application Date and Process
The submission package is composed of:
- The filed and signed application form
- Endorsement letter from the institution/organization of the applicant
- CV of the applicants
- Certificate of registration for the associations and organizations.
- Engagement with Project Participants and WASCAL: Proposals must demonstrate interest in WASCAL activities.
The proposal should be a full version. It should be sent via email to: [email protected]. Submission of documents must be in PDF format. WISE proposals and related document are required to be in English or French. Submissions must be received by 11:59 pm (GMT+00), 31th December 2025.
Application Deadline
31 December, 2025
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