Efficiency for Access Design Challenge Grant
In context
This call is open to startups, small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits and 2 others, at idea and R&D stage and prototype and pilot stage. Funding is a prize or award. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country.
A design competition funding innovation in energy-efficient appliances for off-grid markets. Open to designers and innovators developing solutions that improve energy access in remote or underserved regions.
About this grant
This design challenge invites university student teams globally to develop innovative, efficient appliances that expand clean energy access in underserved regions. The competition funds the challenge itself and supports teams creating solutions that merge energy efficiency with affordability and accessibility for off-grid and energy-poor communities. Startups, small and medium enterprises, nonprofits, social enterprises, individuals and consortia may apply. The call welcomes ideas and prototype-ready designs from early-stage development through pre-seed phases. Applications are open to teams worldwide, with particular focus on the Global South. Funding is available as a grant and prize award through the call.
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Key requirements
- ✓Design innovation focused on energy-efficient appliances
- ✓Solutions must be suitable for off-grid markets and contexts
- ✓Submission to design competition format
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Efficiency for Access Design Challenge?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; startup, sme, nonprofit, individual, social-enterprise.
Relevant sectors
About this sector
Energy efficiency funding covers building retrofits, industrial process upgrades, heat recovery, efficient equipment and demand reduction. It arrives as grants for audits and capital works, as support schemes run by agencies and utilities or as public tenders for retrofit and energy services. Applicants usually need a baseline of current energy use and a measured saving.
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