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Project I2M: Call for Applications

Opportunities - 2026 UNILAGWeb Gold

Project Innovation to Market (I2M), implemented by the Innovation and Technology Management Office (ITMO), is currently accepting applications from eligible members of the UNILAG(ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ) and other institutions within the Project I2M Research Consortium.

The project supports innovations emerging from research activities as well as non-procedural initiatives, and deploys targeted resources to nurture innovations from the proof-of-concept stage through to market readiness. This initiative is funded by UK International Development (UKAid) through the Research and Innovation Systems for Africa (RISA).

Benefits of Project I2M

  • Training on innovation
  • Prototype development funding
  • Intellectual Property (IP) support
  • Co-work and maker space within the ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ
  • Opportunity to showcase innovations at investor forums

Who Can Apply

  • Undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • â Academic staff, research fellows, and laboratory teams
  • â University-affiliated early-stage spin-offs and research-based startups

Project 12M Research Consortium – Member Institutions
UNILAG(ºìÌÒÊÓÆµ), University of Ibadan (UL), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Maranatha University (MUL), Imo State University (IMSU), Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), University of Jos (UNIJOS), Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Lead City University, University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), University of Benin (UNIBEN), and Bayero University Kano (BUK).

Application Link:
Application Deadline: Saturday, January 10, 2026
For Enquiries: 09057217522
Email: unilag-iptto@unilag.edu.ng

4 responses

  1. I understand I can see the ‘Member Institutions’ paragraph, but i still need to ask explicitly, can an undergrad student of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) also apply?

  2. Am not a student yet but want to participate, 😞😞

  3. This is a welcome development. Keep soaring, the great citadel of learning!

  4. I promise to do my best if given this scholarship as I always do

    I promise to make you proud and the Nigeria

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