WEP Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator 2025

The WFP Innovation Accelerator is launching the second edition of the Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator (HIA), powered by the Government of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. HIA aims to support technology-powered solutions addressing pressing challenges faced by vulnerable populations and humanitarian actors. The platform supports selected ventures and solution providers with financial, technical, and methodological support from the WFP Innovation Accelerator and its partner ecosystem.

• Table of Content
• About World Food Programme (WFP)
• Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator
• Aim and Benefits of Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator
• Requirements for Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About World Food Programme (WFP)

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator sources, supports and scales high-impact innovations to achieve Zero Hunger. Based in Munich, Germany, we provide WFP employees, entrepreneurs and startups with funding, hands-on support and access to WFP’s global operations. Through the Innovation Accelerator, WFP is leveraging unprecedented advances in digital innovation—such as mobile technology, artificial intelligence, big data and blockchain—and new business models to transform the way we serve vulnerable communities across the world. Building on... continue reading

Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator

Application Deadline	20 Apr 2025
Value	USD $150,000
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	World Food Programme (WFP)
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator

Hands-on support
Access to a co-creation learning experience designed to refine your solution and activate your path to scale.

Visibility
A chance  to showcase your solution on a global stage to pitch and network with technical experts, industry leaders and investors at the Luxembourg Humanitarian Days.

Funding
Apply for equity-free funding of up to USD $150,000 to implement your proposed scaling plan over a 12-month sprint.

Mentorship and Global Access
Participants who receive funding  will receive up to 12 months of acceleration support from the WFP Innovation Accelerator and relevant partners through the duration of the sprint

Requirements for Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator Qualification

• Your organization must be an established legal entity (for-profit, non for profit, social business, NGO, INGO) for at least 2 years. 
• Your organization should already have a presence in the country of implementation, has built partnerships or has evidence of interest from potential partners and stakeholders, specifically with relevant humanitarian actors.
• Your innovation should have a clear pathway to scale and a potential plan to implement during the 12-month Sprint with the available funding. 
• Solutions must be beyond the prototype/pilot phase, with demonstrated evidence of user adoption, operational feasibility, and readiness to scale impact.
• Applicants are expected to build connections with the innovation ecosystem of Luxembourg

 * Key Considerations:

• We prioritize organizations that focus on empowering women, either through their beneficiaries, job creation, or by having a high representation of women in leadership positions.
• The organization pays attention to environmental protection, as well as social inclusion and cohesion.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Humanitarian Innovation Accelerator

Evaluation Criteria

In accordance with the above, applications will be evaluated according to the following criteria: 

• Impact & Scalability: Applicants should have a defined vision, an identified target group, and be able to demonstrate the potential to solve the posed challenge(s).
• Team: Applicants should be able to demonstrate they have a diverse, non-discriminatory, gender-balanced organization with demonstrated leadership and entrepreneurial mindset. 
• Novelty: Applicants should be able to show how their solution is innovative and competitive while being technically suitable, and viable.  
• Traction: Applicants should be able to present evidence of feasibility and adoption by the target group and strong engagement with relevant stakeholders.
• Business Model: Applicants should demonstrate the viability of their business model, how they intend to achieve a sustainable business, pricing, and financial model. 

Application Deadline

April 20, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to World Food Programme (WFP) on airtable.com to apply

For more details, visit WFP webpage