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Early-stage Innovation Grants Open All Year Round
20.08.2015
After a successful and informative webinar with attendes from across the globe the HIF’s Early-stage Innovation Grants for Recognition and Invention are now open.
Since 2011, the Humanitarian Innovation Fund has supported over 70 projects to bring innovations to life and benefit people affected by natural disasters and conflicts across the globe. In order to support more ideas from a range of humanitarian actors, we’ve re-vamped our Recognition and Invention grants, which is where early-stage innovations begin.
At the HIF we accept that not all innovations will succeed but we want to support exceptional ideas that have the potential to impact the humanitarian sector.

What do we mean by Recognition and Invention?
:: Recognition grants are about identifying a problem in the way humanitarian aid is delivered and exploring and understanding why. It is essential to understand the needs, challenges and views of affected communities and potential users of any new innovations that might develop.
:: Invention grants move beyond insights and start bringing an idea to life. You will need to prioritise what is important about your innovation and develop a coherent solution that can be tested and refined as you move forwards…