Medal

Please carefully read through the following guide before proceeding to participate.

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE 2025 EDITION – THE DETAILS

Patron for this year’s edition:

Mary Anthony Nvule

Theme:

The Innovator in you / Omuyiiya mu gwe

This Year’s Challenge:

OPEN to all innovators and divergent thinkers to submit their excellent ideas/innovations/creations/solutions irrespective of their fields be it; Engineering, Agriculture, Economics, Health, Education, ICT, Governance, Climate and Others.

Cash Prizes:

1^st Place Prize: UGX 11,000,000/= or USD 3,000

2^nd Place Prize: UGX 5,500,000/= or USD 1,500

3^rd Place Prize: UGX 3,500,000/= or USD 950

Medal Award Process:

The chronology below explains the process of awarding the Medal of Excellence;

1. Medal of Excellence team announces challenge (around June of every year).
2. Innovators, ideators and all interested participants submit their proposed solutions/submissions via a temporary portal availed on our website.
3. A highly technical team from Innovation Consortium evaluates all submissions and selects the best ten (10) submissions. This evaluation constitutes 75% of the total mark and the verification process involves subjecting all submissions to a thorough technical assessment which scores their performance against;

Relative Advantage:

How the idea is better than the available options

• Compatibility: How easy is it to blend your idea with the current lifestyle and society
• Complexity: How easy is it to use your innovation
• Trialability: How easy is it for potential users to adopt your idea
• Observability: To what extent are the benefits of using your idea visible to potential adopters

1. The selected top ten (10) submissions are availed for an online public vote via a temporary portal availed on our website. This public vote constitutes 20% of the total mark.
2. After the online public vote, the ideators of the top ten (10) ideas are invited to present their ideas to specially invited guests at the Medal Awarding ceremony. This presentation constitutes 5% of the total mark.
3. The idea with the highest cumulative marks is awarded the prestigious Medal of Excellence together with the Prize money

In summary, submissions are assessed as below;

• Technical assessment – 75%
• Public vote – 20%

Final presentation – 5%

Awards & Rewards:

• On top of a cash prize, the winning Ideator/Innovator(s) will take home a specially designed prestigious Medal of Excellence Award.
• Exclusive of the top three (3) ideas, an honorary Award will be given to one outstanding idea.
• Innovation Consortium will meet all prototyping costs of all worthy ideas irrespective of their ranking in the assessment process.

Who is eligible to participate: The challenge is open to individuals and groups without limitations on race, country, continent, educational level, age, gender, profession or background because we believe there is an innovator in each of us.

Submissions Deadline:

• Formal sector: Submissions will be done online via a temporary portal on this page (click on the TAB labelled FORMAL) starting on 2^nd June 2025 and ending on 21^st September 2025 at 23:00 Hr.
• Informal Sector: One short video of not more than 6 minutes detailing your name, contact information and a clear explanation of your idea/creation should be uploaded on the respective TAB labelled INFORMAL.
•  on our website or sent via WhatsApp on +256 709145160.

Languages:

Only submissions made in either English or Luganda will be assessed.

Public Vote:

The top ten (10) assessed ideas/innovations will be availed for a public vote for via our website starting on 6^th October 2025 and ending on 26^th October 2025.

Assessment:

All submitted ideas will be meticulously judged by a specially chosen experienced team in accordance with the fore mentioned criteria in the Medal of Excellence background.

Award ceremony and presentations:

The ideator(s) of the top ten (10) submissions will be invited to present their ideas/innovations to a panel of judges and thereafter the winner of the Innovation Consortium Medal of Excellence 2025 will be declared at a colorful ceremony to be conducted on a date that will be announced by the organizing committee.

For more information about the Medal of Excellence, use the contacts below or our official contact details:

Tel: +256 773540136/+256 702869489

WhatsApp: +256 709145160

X (former Twitter): @innovug

Facebook/Instagram: @innovationconsortium

Email: innov8uganda@gmail.com OR medal@innovug.com

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The technical chefs at Innovation Consortium are serving you a bigger, better and an all encompassing 2025 edition.

We have designed this year’s Medal of Excellence competition to attract all levels of creativity, from the illiterate jua-kali (local artisans) in the grassroots of Katwe and Kisenyi to the inhabitants of our regional institutions of higher learning.

And to ensure a leveled competing ground, we have improved the assessment criteria, expanded the submission platforms to include video, and finally, we have added Luganda as an acceptable submission Language. Like last year, this year’s challenge is OPEN to all fields, so what is your excuse for not participating in this accredited competition??

Note: This is the official submission form for any entries that fall within the formal sector bracket.

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What is the name of your idea/Innovation? *

Idea/Innovation category *

• Engineering
• Agriculture
• Health
• Economics
• Education
• Climate
• Governance
• ICT
• Others

Choose what suits your idea best

What core problem is your Idea/Innovation solving? *

Briefly describe the challenge, opportunity, or need

Describe your Idea/Innovation in not more than 500 words. *

How does it work?

How unique is your Idea/Innovation? *

Think creative problem-solving, fresh/new approach, leverages emerging technologies, etc.

How would this innovation benefit your target market, or community? *

e.g: improve efficiency, create new revenue streams, enhance customer experience, solve a significant problem, contribute to sustainability, etc.

What is the current status of this innovation? *

• Idea Stage
• Prototype
• Pilot
• Implemented
• Ongoing

Is this idea related to a current project or part of a team effort? *

• Yes
• No

Please specify:

What is the projected cost of your Idea/Innovation? *

Amount in whatever currency

any of this

Any other additional information you would like to share with us?

Attach any supporting content for your Idea/Innovation (Doc., Pdf, MP4, etc.) *

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Declaration:

I affirm that the information provided in this form is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

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Participation in the Medal of Excellence constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) for Innovation Consortium to use Participant’s name, images, idea, innovation, hometown, likeness, prize won, and photograph (all at Innovation Consortium’s discretion) for future advertising, works, publicity in any and all media now or hereafter devised throughout the world in perpetuity, without additional compensation, notification or permission.