Call for Applications: IBM Sustainability Accelerator 2025 – YOA

Deadline: April 30, 2025

Applications are open for the IBM Sustainability Accelerator 2025. This new cohort will goal to create sustainable consumption and manufacturing options, supporting United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 9 or 12 to speed up sustainable financial growth, increase provide chain effectivity and broaden AI deployment and capability.

Each 12 months, the Accelerator selects 5 organizations requesting professional bono IBM help for tasks addressing environmental and financial stress. Together, chosen organizations and IBM design, develop, and deploy know-how configured to speed up, scale, and in any other case optimize particular interventions immediately benefiting communities.

The IBM Sustainability Accelerator has had 20 engagements, every with a special nonprofit or authorities group, divided into 4 cohorts: sustainable agriculture, clear vitality, water administration and resilient cities.

Benefits

• IBM collaborates with organizations to design, develop and deploy a technical answer immediately benefiting communities. Throughout the expertise, IBM gives entry to platforms reminiscent of IBM watsonx and Granite AI fashions, IBM Cloud, IBM Environmental Intelligence and Red Hat open supply applied sciences in addition to technical mentorship to construct lengthy-time period capability. Organizations chosen to take part should enter into an IBM grant settlement governing entry to IBM know-how, companies and assets.
• In addition to help from IBM, the chosen organizations may also obtain help from EY and ServiceNow. EY groups will present normal capability constructing workshops and training to the cohort, supporting these progressive organizations on their mission. ServiceNow will present collaborating organizations with the OPPORTUNITY to be thought of for ServiceNow Platform options reminiscent of IT Service Management (ITSM) and Customer Service Management (CSM) and implementation grants along with advisory help for enterprise digital transformation efforts.

Eligibility

• Open to nonprofit and authorities organizations.
• They might be based mostly wherever on the earth.

Application

IBM is accepting proposals for the following IBM Sustainability Accelerator cohort now by way of April 30, 2025. The Accelerator will help every chosen group for as much as two years.

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For extra info, go to IBM Sustainability Accelerator.