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IPA 2013 Criteria for Entries
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Eligible are innovations by Africans for Africa. Africans in the Diaspora can also apply if their innovations are of significance for Africa.
Applicants are required to submit a full description of their innovation for the competition. In addition, a duly completed application form should accompany the entry. The innovation description should clearly illustrate the social and/or economic outcome and impact with regard to African development and the priority area chosen, and should be in line with the IPA assessment and selection criteria.
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Application forms and description of the innovation should be in English or French. While the innovations can be conducted in any language including local languages, the submissions should be translated into English or French .
Applicants are required to attach a letter of support/endorsement from an institution or an authority with knowledge of their innovation. This will serve as a testimony of how important the innovation is in addressing development challenges faced by Africans.
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General Terms & Conditions |
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Conditions governing the Prizes
- By accepting IPA Awards, the winners will be requested to play an active role in promoting their awards and IPA in general.
- ECA and AIF have the right to cancel the awards at any time, if a selected applicant is found ineligible or does not fulfill the conditions laid down for the Prize. Any misrepresentation of any kind will lead to the removal from the competition.
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- All applicants are required to declare who is the owner of the innovation and failure to disclose ownership may lead to disqualification. In case the innovation has been undertaken in collaboration with others, the names and contacts of the other collaborators need to be specified. Also, in this case, all collaborators need to specify in writing that they agree that the applicant will be the recipient of the prize in case their innovation is declared as the winner of either one of the three Prizes.
- The decision of the IPA Selection Panel shall be final.
- To avoid conflict of interest, IPA Selection Panel members, Validation experts, members of the sponsoring institutions and their family members shall not be eligible to submit an entry.
- The IPA team (AIF and UNECA) will ensure the strict protection of Intellectual Property rights, and everyone involved in the IPA selection process will be required to sign an IPA Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).
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