Call for Applications: Seed Funding Programme (8th Cohort)- Hong Kong

Organised by MakerBay Foundation and funded by The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund, the Lab launches open calls every year. A variety of social issues are open for discussion. Potential social innovators will join a series of face-to-face and online training sessions to enrich their knowledge and skills in developing social innovation ideas to support the underprivileged.

Objectives

• Engagement
  • To promote social innovation to the general public and engage potential social innovators
• Incubation
  • To incubate early-stage social innovation ideas
  • To nurture participants with an entrepreneurial mindset and essential skills to actualise their visions
• Collaboration
  • To foster growth and collaboration in the social innovation ecosystem

Benefits

• Learning: Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset
  • Elementary Training:
    • Introduction to Social Innovation
    • Bootcamp
    • Maker Skills Workshops (Woodworking, 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, AI & No-Code)
    • Online Weekly Tutorial Classes
  • Mentorship
    • Social Innovation Exploration Series
• Pitching: Strive to Actualise Social Innovation Ideas
  • Seed Funding Application:
    • First Pitch
    • Final Pitch
• Nurturing: Test & Grow the Social Startup
  • 6-month Incubation for Awarded Projects:
    • Free Use of Makerspace & Co-working Space
    • Support to Prototyping and Testing
    • Guidance & Insights from Experienced Practitioners
    • Networking Opportunities
    • Business Referral Support
    • Promotion Platforms

Funding Information

• Seed Capital Grant of up to HK$100,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Aged 18 or above
  • Permanent Residents of Hong Kong aged 18 or above
• Team Size
  • Be a team of 1 to 5 members for proposal submission (Can join individually before proposal submission)

For more information, visit MakerBay Foundation.