Opay Innovation Challenge For Undergraduates Nigerian Students 2026 | ₦19.2 million Prizes
OPay has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its National Innovation Challenge for Nigerian undergraduate students.
The Opay Innovation Challenge offers a ₦19.2m awards in grants and scholarships for the winners of the competition.
This post will walk you through the full details of the program, including the step-by-step guide on how to apply.
Opay Innovation Challenge Summary
- Host Country: Nigeria
- Eligible Country: Nigeria
- Reward: ₦19.2m Grants & Scholarships | Certification | Mentorship | Job Opportunity
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: June 14, 2026
Details:
The OPay National Innovation Challenge empowers Nigeria’s brightest undergraduates to create tech solutions that transform Africa.
The Innovation Challenge is an expanded, holistic initiative that builds on OPay’s flagship ₦1.2 billion, 10-year scholarship commitment.
By combining financial aid with an innovation challenge, professional skill-building, mentorship, and job placement opportunities, it provides talented Nigerian undergraduates with an enabling platform to become the next generation of African technovators and drivers of digital transformation.
Eligibility Requirements
To be considered for the OPay Innovation Challenge 2026, you must:
- demonstrate proficiency in AI-assisted design (canva-gemini workflow)
- be an undergraduate student offering any course of study in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution.
- have a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) score of 2.8/4 for Colleges/Polytechnics, or 3.5/5 (second-class upper credit) for Universities.
- Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate significant financial hardship.
Benefits
Prizes and Benefits include;
- ₦10,000,000 project grant + ₦300,000 Scholarship Award
- Certificate + national media feature
- Mentorship with industry experts
- Advisory support for prototype development
- Job opportunity.
- ₦5,000,000 project grant + ₦300,000 Scholarship Award
- Certificate + national media feature
- Advisory support for prototype development
- OPay Innovation Fellowship
- ₦3,000,000 project grant + ₦300,000 Scholarship Award
- Certificate of participation + national media feature
- OPay Innovation Fellowship.
Available Innovation Themes
Participants can innovate across any of these high-impact sectors reshaping Africa’s future.
- Fintech & Digital Payments
- Healthtech
- Cybersecurity & Data Protection
- Edtech
- AI & Automation for Social Good
- Climate & Sustainability Solutions
- Agritech
- Digital Tools for SMEs & Informal Sector.
Application Deadline:14 June 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and Qualified candidates should use link below to Apply.
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