Do you have a health solution that is already past the idea stage? MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has opened the 2027 Global Health Challenge. It backs teams that use technology to improve health in their communities. The official page lists no country limit, so innovators in Nigeria can apply. Individuals, teams and organisations are all welcome.
Key Eligibility Criteria
- You can apply as an individual, a team or an organisation.
- Your solution must use technology. This can be an app, SMS, software, AI, or traditional and natural knowledge systems.
- Your solution must be at the prototype, pilot, growth or scale stage. Ideas that are still only concepts are not accepted in this challenge.
- Your solution should fit one of these areas:
- Keeping care going during outbreaks, climate shocks, conflicts or funding disruptions.
- Preventing and managing noncommunicable diseases, mental health issues and ageing-related care.
- Expanding primary care for vulnerable communities.
- You can submit only one solution per challenge.
- Past Solve participants can apply again, but with a new solution.
- You must be able to give about 25 hours over nine months.
Benefits
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- A $10,000 Solver Award grant for every selected team.
- Selected teams get about $40,000 in funding on average, with a prize pool of over $1 million.
- Extra prizes such as the AI for Humanity Prize (up to 150,000)andthePhilipsFoundationSocialImpactAward(100,000). Each has its own rules.
- A nine-month programme with workshops, leadership coaching and support on measuring impact.
- Free or low-cost services such as software licences and legal support.
- Introductions to leaders, investors and partners.
- Pitch events and media exposure, including in-person events in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.
How to Apply
- Read the How to Apply guide and the challenge page.
- Start your application. Set aside several hours, as it takes time.
- Describe the problem, your solution, who it serves, your results so far and how it will last.
- Submit before November 6, 2026, 12 noon EST (6 p.m. in Nigeria).
- Join an application clinic before October 27 if you have questions, or email help@solve.mit.edu.
Disclaimer
Edfrica shares opportunities for informational purposes only. Results and funding outcomes are not guaranteed.
