Competition Guidelines
To Ensure Fairness And Clarity, Here Are The Rules And Requirements For Participating In The Daddy G.O Innovation Competition.
Eligibility
Category one UNI Awards
Junior Innovation Award
The candidate must be a Nigerian
The candidate must be a current student in any of the Nigerian tertiary institutions
The candidate must be studying any of engineering, sciences or technology courses.
Category two UNI Awards
Senior Innovation Award
The candidate must be a Nigerian
The candidate must be a professional who has received a degree or diploma in any of engineering, sciences or technology courses.
The candidate must be resident in Nigeria.
UNIBEN Category
Uniben DaddyGO Awards
Students in accredited Nigerian universities (public or private)
Apply individually or as a team (maximum 5 members)
Projects must be STEM driven and original
Submission Rules
Late submissions will not be accepted.
Submission must be uploaded via the official website
Project Proposal (max 5 pages)
Supporting documents (Power point, Prototype demo, or Video pitch)
Short Term Benefits
- •Immediate financial support for each award recipient, enhancing their capacity to pursue further academic or professional goals.
- •Boost research and development within our higher institutions by motivating students and faculty to innovate.
- •Stimulates interest in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among young men and women across schools nationwide
- •Creates a strong platform for students and professionals to showcase practical solutions to diverse engineering, science and technology challenges.
Long Term Benefits
- •Provide a platform for competition, fun and excitement of creating, designing, building and presenting thereby enhancing the entrepreneurial skills of our students and professionals from around the country.
- •Encourage research and development in our higher institutions, thus creating work for Nigerian firms and creating more employment for Nigerians and enhancing in-country capacity.
- •Provide support to Nigerian entrepreneurs to develop and build local technology for capacity improvement in critical sectors of the economy to enhance National Development and global competitiveness.
Judging Criteria
Innovation
Evaluates the originality, feasibility, and impact of the project.
Impact
Potential to solve real world problems.
Feasibility
Demonstrates the practicality and implementability of the solution.
Scalability
Ability to scale and be adopted by a large number of users.
Presentation
Demonstrates the practicality and implementability of the solution.
Prizes Money Utilization
Junior Innovation Award
50% Immediate cash to awardee and 50% to their institutions, particularly their departments to improve their science, engineering and technology equipment.
Senior Innovation Award
50% Immediate cash and 50% spread over two years as he/she continues to research on his/her product.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Daddy Go Competition is a national STEM innovation challenge for Nigerian university students to develop solutions that address real-world problems in Nigeria.
Currently enrolled students in accredited Nigerian universities can participate individually or as teams of 2-5 members.
Submissions must include a project proposal (max 5 pages) and supporting documents such as PowerPoint presentations, prototype demos, or video pitches.
Projects are evaluated based on innovation, impact, feasibility, scalability, and presentation quality.
Winners receive cash prizes, mentorship opportunities, and potential funding for project development.
Registration opens on September 27, 2025. You can register through the official website as an individual or team.