Deji Alli Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) 2024 For Young Nigerians ( Up to N12 million naira)

About

The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award is an ARM initiative in partnership with TechnoVision’s TVC Labs that aims at providing young Nigerians with an opportunity to develop innovative start-up ventures that add economic value to Nigeria.

The DAAYTA 2024 initiative is in line with ARM’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) to build a generation of change leaders, working together to build a better future. It seeks to support business ideas that intentionally create a positive societal impact while generating a financial return.

DAAYTA 2024 event will be held physically in Lagos but streamed online. We welcome applications from all parts of Nigeria.

Click here to read about:

• The ARM Group & Subsidiaries
• Previous DAAYTA event videos, pictures, etc.
• TVC Labs and the POEM Framework

Eligibility criteria:

To be eligible for the award, the applicant must:

• be a citizen of Nigeria
• be between 18 and 35 years of age
• submit their application which must be their original work
• must be a limited liability company duly registered in Nigeria
• must be running the start-up full-time with undivided attention
• have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers
• be able to fund his/her/team travel expenses and other associated costs if required
• be available (with co-founders/team where they exist) for the 2-day Pitch Workshop and Final Pitch Event scheduled for April 2024
• understand the business of ARM, what we stand for; and
• be ready to represent ARM as an Ambassador

Prizes

The winner of DAAYTA 2024 shall, subject to the Terms & Conditions, receive funding of ₦12,000,000(twelve million naira) over one (1) year for the following purposes:

• Contribution to working capital.
• Participation in an entrepreneurial education program at the Pan Atlantic University’s Enterprise Development Centre in
  Lagos, Nigeria.
• 5-month acceleration support services for the development of their venture by TVC Labs.

For more information on eligibility criteria, kindly refer to the Terms & Conditions here. You can also view the FAQs below.

Frequently asked questions

Why is ARM running the Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award 2024?
The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) program was inaugurated by ARM in honor of its founding CEO in 2015 to promote lifelong learning by helping young Nigerian graduates and undergraduates bring ideas to life.

The initiative is in line with the organization’s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) to build a generation of change leaders, working together to build a better future.

Who is eligible to participate?
To be eligible for the award, the applicant must

• be a citizen of Nigeria
• be between 18 and 35 years of age
• submit their application which must be their original work
• have an MVP (minimum viable product) i.e. you have customers
• must be a limited liability company duly registered in Nigeria
• must be running the start-up full-time with undivided attention
• be able to fund his/her/team’s travel expenses and other associated costs if required
• be physically available (with co-founders/team where they exist) for the 2-day Pitch Workshop and Final Pitch Event scheduled for April 2024
• understand the business of ARM, what we stand for; and
• be ready to represent ARM as an Ambassador

For more information on eligibility criteria, kindly refer to the Terms & Conditions here.