OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians 2026

Application for OPay Innovation Challenge for Nigeria Undergraduates is Open. 

The Innovation Challenge is an expanded, holistic initiative that builds on OPay's flagship N1.2 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.

• Table of Content
• About OPay
• OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians
• Aim and Benefits of OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians
• Requirements for OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About OPay

OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians

Aim and Benefits of OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians

1st Prize

OPay National Innovator of the Year

• N10,000,000 project grant + N300,000 Scholarship Award
• Certificate + national media feature
• Mentorship with industry experts
• Advisory support for prototype development
• Job opportunity

2nd Prize

• N5,000,000 project grant + N300,000 Scholarship Award
• Certificate + national media feature
• Advisory support for prototype development
• OPay Innovation Fellowship

3rd Prize

• N3,000,000 project grant + N300,000 Scholarship Award
• Certificate of participation + national media feature
• OPay Innovation Fellowship

Requirements for OPay Innovation Challenge for Young Nigerians Qualification

• Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in AI-assisted design (canva-gemini workflow)
• Must be an undergraduate student offering any course of study in a Nigerian Tertiary Institution.
• Must 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.

Check also:
Commonwealth Master's Scholarship to Study in UK 2027/2028
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Africans 2027 (Fully Funded to USA)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Opay on docs.google.com to apply

Note: Incomplete applications will not be considered. All submissions must be in English. Files accepted: PDF, JPEG, or MP4 (max 10MB each)

For more information, kindly visit Opay Innovation Challenge webpage.