Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
National innovation challenge for Nigerian tertiary students building solutions across inclusive finance and the creative economy, with regional or virtual selection stages.
Complete hackathon details
InnovateX is Blaze’s 2026 flagship innovation challenge backed by Ecobank. Applicants form teams of four, choose an Inclusive Finance or Creative Economy track, submit an idea, and may pitch at regional activations in Lagos, Port Harcourt or Abuja or present virtually before the 30 October 2026 finale.
Eligibility requirements
The application section states that applicants must be tertiary students nationwide aged 16–25 with a valid school ID. The site also describes Nigerian citizenship and team participation; applicants should follow the narrower current application requirements shown by the organizer.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Read the rules, eligibility, judging criteria, required technologies and intellectual-property terms before forming your submission plan.
- Build a complementary team early and assign product, engineering, design, research and presentation responsibilities clearly.
- Optimize for the published judging rubric: demonstrate a real problem, working solution, measurable impact and a concise live demo.
- Prepare the repository, pitch deck, demo video and submission links before the final hours so upload or platform problems do not invalidate the entry.
- Check whether travel, finalist presentations, team-size limits or mandatory attendance apply before committing.
Verification notes
Official InnovateX site shows registration active and a 30 October 2026 event date. It confirms teams of four, Nigerian tertiary-student eligibility in the application section, regional or virtual selection, and itemized awards of ₦5,000,000, ₦4,000,000, ₦3,500,000, ₦2,500,000 and ₦1,000,000 for first through fifth place. The page headline says ₦20 million while the visible itemized awards sum to ₦16 million, so no total prize-pool figure is asserted. No registration deadline, event clock time, fee, certificate or travel support is stated.
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