The Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation along with the Global Innovation Council are launching the Moonshot Pilot Grant to turn ideas into reality by testing breakthrough practices with the UAE government. The fund could reach up to $100,000 per pilot.

The Moonshot Pilot Grant is a result of the Moonshot Apprenticeship Program which was incubated in the UAE during Summer 2021. The program brought together exceptional young talent from around the world to work together and create Moonshot concepts for the UAE to adopt in its transformative 50-year plan.
The fund will allow applicants to submit pilot proposals that they can pilot and test in the UAE with a UAE counterpart.
The pilots will:

• Help in evaluating reliably what works and what does not
• Mitigate risks, as it helps in taking ideas into practice fast, identifying flaws on a limited scale
• Accelerate development of innovations, as it enables governments to think more creatively and explore the sphere of the unknown
• Enable showing concrete actions that change the core of governance.
• Help create pockets of innovation that can be scaled to support governments
• Help generate learning 

About Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) was established to stimulate and enrich the culture of innovation within the government sector through the development of an integrated innovation framework. The goal is for innovation to become one of the key pillars of the UAE government in line with the vision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, which aims to develop government operations and enhance the UAE’s competitiveness, making the UAE one of the most innovative governments around the world.

About the Global Innovation Council
The Global Innovation Council brings together best experts in the world to turn ideas into reality. We test breakthrough practices with governments and bring them to reality. The council unites governments around the world to build the governance that is needed in the post-industrial era on the basis that no one can build the future of government alone. The Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation is the secretariat of the council.