Deadline: May 31, 2024
Are you working on interesting topics in e-mobility or related sectors solving challenges around acceptability, affordability, or accessibility in East or West Africa? Is your solution accelerating the transition towards electric mobility? Are you an organization or enterprise having a social or ecological impact established in your vision or mission? Then apply now for the Siemens Stiftung E-Mobility 4 Impact Call 2024.
Siemens Stiftung is looking for visionary enterprises that are at the forefront of developing tailored solutions for the emerging e-mobility sector in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, or Tanzania. They are supporting pilot projects driving the transition towards a sustainable, low-carbon transport sector. These initiatives can either come from single enterprises or joint initiatives willing to contribute to improving the acceptability, accessibility, and affordability of e-mobility. The tested solutions shall be working on solving any challenges around electric vehicles, battery technology, or charging/swapping infrastructure and can also emerge from the energy sector (e.g. smart grid technologies; energy storage), the e-waste and recycling sector (e.g. electronic or battery waste; second life or recycling of electronics or batteries), or the tech sector (e.g. integration of e-mobility related IoT applications).
Funding
- Selected candidates will be offered a contract for up to 15 months to conduct a pilot project. The value of the contract ranges between USD $30,000 and USD $75,000 for individual applications and up to USD $125,000 for joint applications. Applications with financial or in-kind contributions matching the project, or a consortia of at least two enterprises is considered a plus.
Eligibility
Siemens Stiftung is looking for enterprises operative in the e-mobility ecosystem in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda or Tanzania. The candidates must demonstrate market experience in one of the countries and should be working on any challenges in the e-mobility or their corresponding sector. Interested candidates need to comply with the following criteria:
- Candidates need to be registered in the country of the research project.
- Candidates need to have a minimum viable product of their solution (photos, blueprints or protocols are mandatory). In case the candidate is working on crucial ecosystem services for e-mobility, they need to demonstrate relevant track records in their respective sector.
- Candidates need to have paying users and clients for their solution (e.g. through financial statements/management accounts).
- Positive impact is part of the candidates identity (e.g. through a mission statement).
Candidates with pending litigations against them or members of their management team, candidates looking for refinancing opportunities on debt or other liabilities, or candidates having an active contract with Siemens Stiftung are excluded from the application process.
Application
The deadline for submissions is May 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM midnight CET. All necessary documents shall be sent electronically via email at e-mobility@siemens-stiftung.org
For more information, visit E-Mobility 4 Impact Call
