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University Innovation Programme

Incentivises creative thinking and collaboration between university students to solve problems relevant to the UAE and the region

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OVERVIEW

Encouraging university students to collaboratively tackle significant challenges, the programme rewards innovative projects, driving ideas from conception to validation, including commercial applications and advanced research

1,000+ applications

In the first two cohorts

46 student teams

Selected from 19 universities

Applications

Important dates and key milestones

  • Applications open: 11 September
  • Application deadline: 9 October
  • Workshop: 4 November
  • Pitch idea at COP28: 2 December
  • 7 months to bring your idea to life

Status: Applications open

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How to apply

Students interested in applying to the programme are invited to read the UIP presentation and submit their proposals by clicking on the ‘apply now’ button above
download PDF: UIP- English Presentation, 1.0 MB
download PDF: UIP - Arabic presentation, 1.1 MB
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Eligibility & FAQs

For more information, please refer to the frequently asked questions

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UIP success stories

With the support of Expo Live, many UIP teams have moved their ideas forward, establishing legal entities and taking their first entrepreneurial steps

Project You

Empowering youth in the workforce and unleashing potential through mentorship, linking schools, organisations, psychologists and industry experts for impactful, experiential programmes

U-Light

A simple, affordable and reliable source of energy created to empower the millions of people living off the electricity grid and many more who live on the grid but suffer power outages every single day

Arcab

A mobility service that bridges private and public transport gaps, optimising routes and providing affordable, comfortable van travel