Social Innovator Hub Incubation Program

Deadline: 12th January 2025

The Social Innovator Hub (SIH) is a collaborative program that unites talent from Japan and developing nations to address pressing social challenges through business innovation.
Organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the SIH Incubation Program seeks passionate young social innovators from developing countries.

During the two-month program, participants will have the opportunity to collaborate with Japanese startups and academia, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to co-create practical and innovative business solutions for social challenges. This will involve engaging with leading researchers at Tohoku University, a renowned institution in the field of science and technology, as well as with Japanese startups.

The program will culminate in a pitch session where participants will present their innovative business ideas to accelerators, startups, and potential investors. They are looking for driven individuals eager to co-create impactful solutions that address the challenges in their own countries.

Benefits

• Participants reside in partner countries (Indonesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Peru)
  • To be provided：
    – Travel Expenses（Airfare, Travel insurance）
    – Accommodation(Daily allowance, Lodging)
    – Training fees
  • Participant costs：
    – Items not included in the above(Domestic transportation to & from airport)
    – Passports, personal computers. （Each participant must bring a device, such as a PC or tablet, capable of creating presentation materials.）

   

• Participants reside in Japan (Japanese/International students, etc)

  • To be provided:
    – Training fees
  • Participant costs:
    – General living expenses: Lodging, Meals (during group training)
    – Transportation
    – Personal computers (Participants must bring their own device, such as a PC or tablet, capable of creating presentation materials)

Eligibility

• Individuals who are genuinely committed to solving social issues through business
• Individuals with tangible business ideas that leverages technologies and insights from the participating laboratories or startups to solve social issues in developing coutnries
• Individuals who are ready to take actions as soon as they complete the program and willing to keep engaging with the participating laboratories or startups to tackle real-world problems
• Must reside in Indonesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Peru, or Japan.