In alignment with our commitment to advancing the next generation, encouraging innovation, fostering innovation, and supporting community development, LeadHER Foundation proposes Project ADVANCE 2025. This initiative empowers female engineering students to identify and solve pressing agricultural problems within their local communities through engineering solutions..
Project ADVANCE 2025 INFORMATION
Project ADVANCE will be hosted by the University of Benin, Nigeria on February 2025. See below for important attendee dates and information.
Applicants for Project Advance 2025 should form teams of at least three members.
Please refer to the event schedule below for important dates and milestones during your participation
OCT 2ND - Team Registration Opens
DEC 2ND - Team Idea Submission
DEC 15TH - Applicants Selection Notification
DEC 15TH- JAN 24TH - Finalist Prototype Development
JAN 24TH - Pitch Submission
JAN 31ST - Pitch Feedback
FEB 11TH - Final Pitch and Celebration
HOW IT WORKS
Assemble a team of up to three people and identify a real-world agricultural problem, or process m that needs improvement. You and your teammates work together to develop an innovative proof of concept for how the problem ir activity can be solved to improve the lives of community members . You have a chance to apply your knowledge to drive cream and meaningful change.
Your project could also win you prizes, including $1.5M grant to develop your idea.
Themes encompass agricultural challenges not limited to food production, fishing, and poultry. Teams are encouraged to choose their focus provided it is within the scope of this event