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Access Sharjah Challenge

تحدي الوصول إلى الشارقة

Status

Status not published

Runs once a year around a named industry theme; the window is announced on sheraa.ae.

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Amount
$270,000

An annual challenge in which winning international startups receive equity-free funding (historically about AED 1 million, roughly USD 270,000, split between winners) plus a paid pilot with a Sharjah corporate or government partner.

Funder

Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa)

public · regional

Deadline: One call a year — Runs once a year around a named industry theme; the window is announced on sheraa.ae.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Open to international startups with a market-ready solution; winners must deliver a pilot in Sharjah.

How to apply

  1. Wait for the annual theme announcement.
  2. Apply online with a solution matched to the stated challenge.
  3. Shortlisting and pilot scoping with the partner entity.
  4. Final pitch; winners receive funding and a pilot contract.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://sheraa.ae/programs/access-sharjah-challenge · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: sheraa.ae

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