The ICM Grant program is focused on supporting Upstream & Circular Innovation initiatives through our strategic approach within our key sectors - Consumer Packaged Goods, Fashion and Food Systems.
The ICM Grant program is focused on supporting Upstream & Circular Innovation initiatives through our strategic approach within our key sectors - Consumer Packaged Goods, Fashion and Food Systems.
Our program is based on a venture-building model, coupled with research and youth community engagement, aiming towards uncovering new and innovative solutions to address the general waste and pollution problem at the source in Vietnam and within the ASEAN region.
Learn more about our previous grantees here and make sure you learn about Upstream Innovation!
Venture Lab
We support Circular entrepreneurial solutions in their early stages (product validation, feasibility study, and/or pilot) aiming to reduce waste from ever being produced.
Examples: Test and pilot new local-centric business models in Refill/Reuse in Ho Chi Minh City, Go-to-market feasibility study in Vietnam for a new plastic replacement product from Europe
Circularity Ecosystem
We support institutions and organizations that build circular innovation capacity for their members and communities through holistic capacity-building programs with clear post-program growth support.
Examples: multi-year university-based discovery challenges, development of circularity-based affinity groups, and circular community-based project implementation.
Knowledge Hub
We support the circular ecosystem through data-driven research projects focused on means and methods to drive a circular and innovative transition.
Examples: Public report on the business case of new materials made from local agri-waste sources, Market recommendations and data collection for upstream business models, Field research for logistical optimization of agri-waste sources' collection
The ICM Circular Innovation Grant Program is open to registered non-profit entities with activities in Vietnam or the ASEAN region:
Submitted projects must be...
We review proposals on a quarterly basis. The open call is now open for Q3 2022!
Submit your project's abstract via our Screening questionnaire here.
Read our RFP here. Contact us directly for any grant or partnership-related queries.