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1 October 2021 – 31 March 2022

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Our objectives

Innovation

Make Expo 2020 Dubai an engine of global innovation that both inspires and acts as a catalyst for creative and scalable solutions.
Partnerships

Establish a network for collaboration between nations, organisations and innovators via shared global challenges.
Impact

Create tangible and quantifiable impact to improve the lives of people around the world by supporting the development and transfer of new solutions.
Engagement

Engage participants and stakeholders by ‘Connecting Minds’ to support solutions across Expo’s subthemes.

Expo Live programmes

Expo Live accelerates and promotes creative solutions that improve lives while preserving our world through the Innovation Impact Grant Programme and University Innovation Programme.

Innovation Impact Grant Programme

Funding novel and innovative solutions that make the world a better place

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11,000+
Applications
140
Global innovators
76
Countries

Funding of up to USD 100,000 per innovative solution

In addition to providing grants, Expo Live showcases global innovators in the Expo Live Pavilion, connecting them to an international network of participating nations, and global businesses, as well as many millions of anticipated visitors. Over the course of the programme, applications have been assessed by over 40 evaluation committee members.

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University Innovation Programme

For university students aiming to solve global problems that affect the region

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2
Cycles
46
Grantees
19
Universities

Research and development grants of up to AED 50,000

To incentivise creative thinking and collaboration between university students to solve problems relevant to the UAE and the region, Expo Live awarded grants and provides exposure to networking opportunities. This helped to accelerate the development of viable innovations and ingenious concepts to validation and prototyping, on the path to creating commercial applications.