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The HP EdTech Incubator empowers innovative educators to make a significant impact in education.

The HP EdTech Incubator is a nine-month program featuring insights from the HP Futures Councils, mentorship from the HP Cambridge EdTech Fellows and the World Education Medal Finalists, content from HP LIFE, synchronous and asynchronous workshops, and seed funding for a select cohort of inspiring educators with potentially impactful projects.

If you have an educational innovation with the potential to scale, we want to hear from you.

Program aims and eligibility

The HP EdTech Incubator’s objective is to enable inspiring educators to develop and expand inventive solutions addressing critical issues in the education sector. By leveraging technology, we aim to transform educational practices into innovative, scalable models.

The program provides a systematic learning pathway, mentorship, and digital learning resources to help educators develop and scale impactful solutions. The program is conducted in English and runs for 9 months.

The HP EdTech Incubator connects participants with expert mentors from HP Cambridge EdTech Fellows and the World Education Medal Finalists, providing essential guidance on project development and business strategy execution. Participants will engage with high-quality content and resources, enriching their journey towards successfully completing their projects.

Graduates from previous HP IDEA cohorts with scalable and impactful projects that align with one of the following HP Futures Councils are eligible to apply:

Ending Learning Poverty
Knowledge Economy Skills
EdTech for Teachers
EdReform
Tomorrow’s Schools

Read more about each HP Futures Council here.

If you're an HP IDEA Alumni and would like to apply to the HP EdTech Incubator, please click the "Apply Here" button below and complete the application form. Kindly note that applications will close on Friday 25 October 2024 at 11:59 pm. To ensure fairness for all applicants, no submissions can be accepted after this deadline.

Program phases

Phase 1: Application and Selection Process

Alumni of HP programs will submit their applications that will be rigorously reviewed against 5 themes of HP Futures: Ending learning poverty, Knowledge Economy Skills, Edtech for teachers, Education reform and Tomorrow's schools. Successful projects must align to one or two themes. Applicants should also evidence their innovative impact and the potential of their project to be scaled up.

Phase 2: Enrolment and initial funding

Once successfully enrolled on the program, HP EdTech Incubator participants will receive initial financial support to fund their project. HP EdTech Incubator will provide each participant with a stipend of up to $5,000 to support their HP EdTech Incubator 9-month program journey and to bring their start-up project to life.

Phase 3: Program content, support and mentorship

Throughout the HP EdTech Incubator program, participants enhance their skills in entrepreneurship and business development. They gain insights into innovation and product scaling through structured training and recommended HP LIFE content. Participants receive dedicated bi-weekly online workshops and are mentored by HP Cambridge EdTech Fellows and World Education Medal finalists. Additionally, they join a collaborative community of innovative educators.

Phase 4: Go-to-market and demo day

The program concludes with a demonstration day where participants showcase their projects to a distinguished panel of experts. In this final phase, participants finalize their scaling strategies and present their projects, receiving constructive feedback from the panel.

This stage includes opportunities for networking with industry leaders, investors, and other key stakeholders. Participants engage in business development practice sessions to refine their pitches and prepare for future engagements. Additionally, they receive tailored support to help bring their unique ideas to market successfully.

Awards

Upon successful completion of all four phases of the program, a final formal evaluation will be conducted to assess the impact and scalability of the projects. This evaluation will involve a thorough review by a panel of experts. The program culminates in a showcase event where participants present their projects. The top projects will be awarded based on innovation, effectiveness, and potential for scalability.

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