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Guidelines for Festival of Innovation 2025

  • Participants may apply as individuals or in teams of up to 4 members.
  • You must be a currently registered UFS student.
  • Submit a Concept Proposal (max 5 pages, PDF) that includes:
  • Supporting materials (images, videos, slides) are encouraged but optional.
  • Select your Stage of Innovation: Early-stage, Intermediate, or Advanced.
  • Deadline for submission: 31 July 2025
  • (*) represents required information
Shortlisted students will be contacted by 9 August to pitch on their respective campuses.

Personal Information

Are you submitting as a team or individual? (*)

Innovation Concept Submission

Stage of Innovation (*)


Attachments

Upload Concept Proposal(PDF, max 5 pages) (*)
File must be less than 20MB
Optional: Upload Supporting Materials
Only 1 document can be loaded, So combine and load as a PDF not more than 20 MB file size

Problem and Impact

Feasibility & Sustainability

Declaration

Disclaimer

  • By filling up and submitting this form, you hereby agree that the University of Free State may collect, use, and disclose the personal data you provide in this form for events and related activities organized or co-organized by the University of the Free State.
  • You also consent to the disclosure of your personal data to the University of the Free State partners/affiliates and other third-party service providers that the University of the Free State may engage with from time to time.
  • The University of the Free State has the right not to use your submission should we find out that any information provided by you is false or misleading.
  • These Terms & Conditions may change at any time.
  • The University of Free State reserves the right to refuse or exclude entries at its discretion, even after accepting the participation. Entrants will be held liable for any contravening of any binding laws of the Republic of South Africa.

Economic and Management Sciences

Education

Health Sciences

The Humanities

Law

Natural and Agricultural Sciences

Theology and Religion

Open Distance Learning

Business School

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