Applications are open for Techstyle for Social Good 2021. The Mills Fabrica presents “Techstyle for Social Good 2021”, calling out to students innovating for social good globally. Do you have a tech style (technology + lifestyle) innovation that can create positive environmental and social impact? Does it incorporate apparel/textiles or agrifood technology? If the answer is yes, enter the “Techstyle for Social Good 2021” international online competition now.

Categories

Mills Fabrica Techstyle for Social Good is on the lookout for tech style (technology + lifestyle) innovations with a special focus on apparel/textiles or agrifood tech that are making a positive impact on society + creating solutions for the greater good.

Apparel/Textiles Innovations

• Sustainable supply chain & production
• Materials & products innovations
• Sustainable platforms & circular models

Agrifood Tech

• Supply chain incl. agritech, transparency, logistics, distribution and packaging
• Alternative foods/ ingredients/ new food brands
• New food retail – food apps, innovative kitchen and retail solutions

Objectives

Techstyle for Social Good aims to

• Raise awareness and spark ideas for better techstyle designs.
• Create a platform for exchange and collaboration to support techstyle innovations.
• Inspire sustainability and social impact in the creative industry and process.
• Nurture outstanding talents and innovation through incubation.
• Further students’ dreams by providing opportunities for future development and prototyping.

Prizes

The competition has cash prizes worth HKD 525,000. Prizes include cash prizes, enrolment onto the incubation programme, mentorship sessions, hot desk + Fabrica Lab membership and access to Fabrica’s community of startups, partners and industry events.

Eligibility

• Individual and group entries with max. 5 members are welcome.
• At least 1 team member must be current student or graduated in the last 3 years.
• At least 1 team member must be available to participate in the final competition.

Application

• Submit your details by clicking Apply Now
• Fill in the form and upload your files (max. 20MB) with required formats on the submission platform
• Rename all files to your project title: TFSG21_(project title)_deck/video
• Finish submission by 31st July 2021, 23:59 hours Pacific Daylight Time (by 1st Aug 2021, 14:59 Hong Kong Time)

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