Workshops are run to help you articulate your ideas and find teammates.
Once you've formed your team you will work together to identify an issue facing society and come up with an idea for a low-cost technology which could help to solve the problem.
Teams then prepare an outline proposal for their idea, which they will submit to an expert panel.
Key dates for FoNS-MAD 2026
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| 12 November 2025 | Launch Event and Registration opens |
| November 2025 |
Workshops - helping you to identify your challenge and find your teammates, whilst developing your team building and ideation skills. Register for one of workshops here. |
| 23 January 2026 | Team registration deadline |
| 13 February 2026 | Deadline for teams to submit their outline proposal |
Successful proposals will be shortlisted for Stage 2- Full Proposal.