Funding Friday...
Develop Impact - Issue 106
Happy Friday!
I hope your week has gone well. I’m back this week featuring five new funding opportunities for your #techforgood and #innovation work in Southeast Asia!
As we move closer to the launch of the Develop Impact platform, I want to thank all of you for your continued feedback and support. It’s been a long process to build and launch this platform and I’m excited to see how it will be used in your work.
As always if you have anything you’d like to share with the community, please send me an email so I can feature it.
Have a great weekend!
Jesse
What’s funding this week…
The Future of Climate Tech GLOBAL Startup Competition
Startup Basecamp is launching an exciting Climate Tech Global Startup Competition which will involve leading early-stage startups across 6 continents.
Startup founders will be competing and have the opportunity to win access, together with other international founders, to the Startup Basecamp Silicon Valley Startup Online Growth Program.
Participation in the Online Startup Growth Program will be a unique opportunity for selected founders to learn from experts, meet other experienced entrepreneurs, and get exposed to climate tech investors.
The Greentech Accelerator
The Greentech Accelerator is a 3-month regional and global programme, organised by The FinLab, powered by UOB, to grow and transform innovative greentech solutions to meet the economic and environmental needs of businesses and to forge a sustainable future for all.
Open to greentech innovations in the areas of Energy Efficiency, Zero-Waste Supply Chain, Carbon Management and Reporting, with Tech Readiness Level (TRL) 6 and above, the accelerator will select 10 high impact greentech innovators to be part of its pioneer cohort, with a total funding of up to SGD 150,000 (~USD 108,500) to potentially deploy relevant and cutting edge solutions with SMEs and corporates.
Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship
The Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship program identifies the next generation of research leaders through a unique program that offers a combination of mentorship, research, networking, and academic opportunities to promising young candidates. Since its inception in 1999, the program has attracted over one thousand PhD candidates from top universities in the Asia-Pacific region, and 441 outstanding PhD students have been awarded the Microsoft Research Asia Fellowship honor. Fellows have gone on to become prominent researchers and influential individuals in academia and industry.
Fellows earn more than a simple scholarship; they enjoy long-term close engagement with Microsoft Research Asia, one of the leading computer science research labs in the world. Each winner has the opportunity to complete an internship, during which they participate in hands-on, advanced research at Microsoft Research Asia in Beijing, China.
Cyber Security Improvement Grants for Private, Research, and Academic Sectors in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Morocco
To enhance cyber security at organizations in order to secure dual-use or weapons proliferation-sensitive information.
CySIGs are CRDF Global-sponsored grants to secure proliferation-sensitive information and technology to prevent cybertheft from private, research and academic sectors in Southeast Asia, Europe, and Morocco.
CySIGs are a one-time award of up to $50,000 each.
The awards are implemented through CRDF Global.
Social Enterprise Grant Programme
DBS Foundation is committed to supporting social enterprises in scaling their businesses and creating positive impact. With our grant funding and access to DBS bank’s resources, which include skills- and capacity-building, networking and business opportunities, and other initiatives, many social enterprises have successfully improved their operational capacity and innovation capabilities, expanded into new markets, and deepened their social and/or environmental impact.
Social enterprises that are pursuing double bottom lines of profit and impact, solving critical social and/or environmental issues through their businesses and are ready to scale up to create deeper impact. To qualify, social enterprise must have:
Been registered in Singapore, China, Indonesia, India, Hong Kong or Taiwan
A viable business model and sales traction proven track record in sales and profitability
Innovative solutions to tackle critical social or environmental issues
A strong business plan to scale operations, impact, and reach (for example, leverage technologies and platforms)
A framework to measure and track key metrics, such as growth, finances, reach and impact indicators
Strong leadership and team experience with clear commitment towards building a sustainable business for impact