Any young Nigerian aged 13 to 22. You can enter as an individual or as a team of up to four people.

Is there an entry fee?

No. Entering TIC is completely free.

What kind of idea can I submit?

Any innovation that addresses a real problem, a product, app, social initiative, service, or creative solution. It does not need to be technology-based. What matters is that the problem is real and the thinking is yours.

Grand Prize ₦200,000 · 2nd Place ₦100,000 · 3rd Place ₦50,000. All finalists receive access to TIA, the structured accelerator cohort.

What happens after I submit?

The 20 strongest applications are shortlisted. Shortlisted entrants attend orientation, are matched with a mentor, and develop their project through the programme. By 31 October, each one submits a final developed version of their work. Judges review all 20 submissions asynchronously, then announce the top 10. Those 10 advance to Build Day on 21 November, where they build live in front of judges and a public audience. Winners are announced on the day.

Does entering TIC improve my TIA application?

Yes. TIC alumni are prioritised when TIA cohort places are allocated. It is the strongest route into the accelerator.

Programmes

Teen Innovators Challenge.

An annual open competition for young Nigerians aged 13 to 22. Entry is completely free. Submit your idea, your proposal, and your thinking. Reviewers screen the entries and shortlist the top 20. Those 20 develop their projects through the programme and submit a final version by October. Judges score those submissions and the top 10 present live at the Grand Finale. TIC alumni are prioritised for TIA, the structured accelerator that takes the work further.

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How TIC works

TIC is an annual open competition for young people aged 13 to 22. Participants submit a written proposal plus optional supporting materials: a prototype, video, sketches, or slides. Applications go through two rounds. In Round 1, a panel of reviewers screens all entries and shortlists the top 20. Those 20 attend orientation, work with mentors, and submit a developed final project by October. In Round 2, a panel of judges scores those final submissions. The top 10 become finalists and present live at the Grand Finale.

Prize pool

Grand Prize — ₦200,000 in cash
2nd Place — ₦100,000
3rd Place — ₦50,000
All finalists — accelerator access (TIA cohort)

The problems TIC asks participants to solve are real. There is no textbook answer. Past finalists have built civic-tech platforms for reporting blocked drains in Lagos, proposed electoral transparency systems, designed inclusion programmes for students with disabilities, and developed health tools for girls in under-resourced schools. The work produced, and the thinking behind it, belongs to the person who built it. ATTP exists to make sure that thinking gets seen.

Past cohorts

See what previous finalists built.

Finalists from TIC 2024 and 2025, session recordings, and the full prize results, all in one place.

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Tools & resources

Build your submission with the right tools.

Canva, Figma, Notion, AI assistants, and more, a curated list of everything useful for researching a problem and building your entry.

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Want to be in the next cohort?

TIC is where ATTP finds the talent. The strongest performers at each TIC are prioritised for TIA, the structured accelerator where the work continues over several weeks with facilitators and a graduation day. Applications for TIC open when the challenge launches each year. In the meantime, Launchpad briefs are open to all, with no application and no cohort place required.

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