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SUMMARY:[ The Botnar Challenge | Seed Money Grants for projects using AI a
 nd digital technology to improve health in Tanzania | Research Funding ]
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Fondation Botnar is launching #TheBotnarChallenge to find inno
 vative solutions with AI and digital technology to improve the health and 
 wellbeing of young people in Tanzania.\n \nThe successful teams of applic
 ants will send two members to the World Summit AI in Amsterdam (Netherland
 s\, October 10-11\, 2018) or to the Sahara Sparks 2018 in Dar es salaam (T
 anzania\, October 11-13\, 2018) to pitch their idea. The Foundation will c
 over the cost of the flight and hotel for the duration of the conference.\
 n \nEach conference will yield a winning team\, which will receive CHF 10
 ’000 seed money to fund their idea. Winners will be selected by a live J
 ury during the respective conference.\n \nWho can apply: teams of 2-6 mem
 bers\, with at least one female member\, from any country\, most of whom a
 ges 18-30\, including:\n\n	University students in public health\, social s
 ciences\, development studies\, international relations and engineering fi
 elds such as data science\, artificial intelligence\, machine learning\, e
 tc.\n	Employees from non-profits\, for-profit organizations\, B corporatio
 ns\, social enterprises\, Start-Ups\, impact hubs\, accelerators and young
  entrepreneurs.\n\n \nDeadline to submit your idea: 31 July 2018\, 11:59 
 p.m. CEST\nAnnouncement semi-finalists: 6 August 2018\, noon CEST\nIterati
 on submission deadline: 9 September 2018\, 11:59 p.m. CEST\nAnnouncement f
 inalists: 12 September 2018\, noon CEST\nAnnouncement winner World Summit 
 AIT: 10 October 2018\, noon CEST\nAnnouncement winner Sahara Sparks: 12 Oc
 tober 2018\, noon CEST\n \nApplication: to submit your idea you must\n\n\
 n	register on the application portal\n	enter the team membership affiliati
 on\, motivation and description\n	upload your concept proposal and\n	selec
 t your preferred conference.\n\n \nFor more information and application\,
  please have a look at the call webpage.\n \nOther funding: please note t
 hat the foundation also issues research grants & donations (applications w
 ill open on August 1 and close on 31 October 2018 and 28 February 2019).\n
  
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