2025 African Union Innovating Education
We aim to create change by:
- Incentivizing innovators to identify major education and skills development challenges in Africa
- Sourcing innovative ideas and solutions to those challenges for adoption replication and scale-up; and
- Encouraging innovation partnerships involving education and training institutions, governments, and other key stakeholders.
The program is designed to generate, validate, and scale solutions to persistent education and training challenges.
Since its launch, IEA has engaged over 1,500 education stakeholders, promoted 180 innovations, and provided up to USD 1 million in technical and financial support to mainstream outstanding solutions within public education systems.
The AU Innovating Education in Africa Call invites innovators to propose practical education innovations with the potential for sustainability, scalability, and replication on a wide scale.
The African Union is looking to mobilize continental education innovators to rethink solutions that will help address education and skills development challenges in Africa.
Program Summary
- Type: Grants / Contest
- Eligible Countries: African Countries
- Value: $50,000 Grant
- Sponsor: African Union
- Deadline: June 30, 2025
Eligibility Criterias for the 2025 African Union Innovating Education
Applications will be accepted from citizens of AU Member States leading an organization that meets the following criteria;
- Successfully implementing an education innovation in one or more AU Member States with verifiable outcomes.
- An education innovation refers to a product or service being offered by an organization that uses a relatively distinct approach—with respect to the African context—in addressing challenges in the education system.
- Legally registered and licensed to operate in an AU Member State.
- Directly responsible for the implementation and management of the innovation, i.e., not acting as an intermediary.
Successful applicants will benefit from one or more of the following:
- Three winners will receive grants of up to 50,000 USD to strengthen the interoperability of innovations with public education systems while collecting evidence on effectiveness.
- Promotion of Innovation to AU Member States and Development Partners, including publication in the Africa Education Innovations Handbook 2025.
- Certificate of recognition from the Commissioner of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of the African Union.
Required Documents and Procedures for the 2025 African Union Innovating Education
To apply, candidates must be ready to submit the following documents in English or French;
- Brief statement of the challenge being addressed (100 words).
- Description of the innovation, specifically how it functions, the implementation approach, and revenue model (less than 500 words).
- Report of the performance and outcomes of the innovation (less than 500 words).
- Documentation of business registration and license of operation.
Inquiries may be sent to: [email protected]
