Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project and mHealth Alliance Award

The Vodafone Americas Foundation™ and the mHealth Alliance invite entries from organisations based in the United States (US) for the Vodafone Americas Foundation’s Wireless Innovation Project™, a competition to promote innovation and increase implementation of wireless-related technology for a better world. To that end, Vodafone Americas Foundation’s Wireless Innovation Project™ is providing up to US$600,000 for innovation incubation, and the mHealth Alliance is providing a cash prize and benefits totalling US$50,000, including participation in Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology, and Society’s Global Social Benefit Incubator Program (GSBI™), Santa Clara, California, US. The mHealth Alliance Award winner is eligible for one of the three Wireless Innovation Project prizes as well. Vodafone Americas Foundation will award the first (US$300,000), second (US$200,000), and third (US$100,000) prizes for the Wireless Innovation Project, and the new mHealth Alliance Award.

The Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project™ seeks to identify and fund the best innovations using wireless-related technology to address critical social issues around the world. Project proposals must demonstrate significant advancement in the field of wireless-related technology applied to social benefit use. The competition is open to projects from universities and nonprofit organisations based in the United States. Although organisations must be based in the United States, projects may operate and help people outside of the United States.

The mHealth Alliance will grant its award to the developer of an innovative wireless technology with the most potential to address critical health challenges, especially in developing regions.