# Innovators Support Fund - ISF - صندوق رعاية المبتكرين والنوابغ

> Egypt’s Innovators Support Fund is a public fund established by Law No. 1 of 2019 under the minister responsible for scientific research. It discovers and develops scientific talent, supports student entrepreneurship, and helps researchers turn applied work into businesses through training, competitions, scholarships, incubation and project funding.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Cairo, Egypt
- **Founders:** Egyptian state (Established the public fund through Law No. 1 of 2019; no individual startup founder identified)
- **Products:** iClub, Gifted Student Scholarships (GSS), Researcher to Entrepreneur (R2E), Virtual Incubator (VIP), Acceleration commercialization Program (ACP)
- **Notable:** Established as a public legal entity by Law No. 1 of 2019., Gen-Z university competition advertised EGP 100 million in funding and support in 2024., June 2026 ministry-linked press reporting counted 37 registered companies from GEN Z 2024 incubation activity.

## Products & services

- **iClub** — Innovation clubs developed with the Ministry of Education for STEM-school students, including entrepreneurship and intellectual-property learning.
- **Gifted Student Scholarships (GSS)** — Undergraduate scholarships through partner universities. Nile University’s published 2023 call offered full-duration scholarships in specified science and technology programs, subject to academic and conduct requirements.
- **Researcher to Entrepreneur (R2E)** — Training for researchers to develop deep-tech businesses and respond to industrial partners’ problems.
- **Virtual Incubator (VIP)** — Virtual support for early-stage innovations.
- **Acceleration commercialization Program (ACP)** — Commercialization preparation and project funding support.
- **CAP** — Financial support for early-stage startups through accelerator-related activity.
- **MOSAIC** — Competition comparing innovation frameworks in Egyptian universities and research institutes.
- **eGP 2025** — Graduation-project entrepreneurship track announced in November 2024 with support up to EGP 120,000; associated Enactus community-entrepreneurship track offered up to EGP 100,000. These are specific historical calls.
- **Your Project… Your Startup** — A 2025 call for final-year teams of 3–5 students offering up to EGP 125,000, mentoring and potential qualification for incubation and Gen-Z season two.
- **Gen-Z** — University innovation and entrepreneurship competition connected to startup creation, with EGP 100 million in announced funding and support in the 2024 university notice.
- **Green Loop: Recycle, Innovate, Build** — 2026 university waste-management competition with institutional selection, national judging and prototype development.

## Achievements

- Established as a public legal entity by Law No. 1 of 2019.
- Gen-Z university competition advertised EGP 100 million in funding and support in 2024.
- June 2026 ministry-linked press reporting counted 37 registered companies from GEN Z 2024 incubation activity.
- OECD’s 2026 innovation-policy review identifies ISF as a participant in Egypt’s national innovation system.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Ministry announced the Green Loop university waste-management competition; the original schedule placed its finale on 23 November 2026, still future at this profile’s research date.
- **2026-06** — A ministry-linked press account reported GEN Z 2024 incubation outputs of 53 teams supported, 44 incubation contracts and 37 registered companies.
- **2026-08** — An ISF LinkedIn notice advertised the fourth PROTECT intellectual-property support cycle, with an application deadline of 31 August 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.isf.gov.eg/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/isfegy/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/isfegy
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-DImvxXhj_RxaTmBEpL8rA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isfegy/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/isfegy
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@isfegy

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