The Campus Hardware Challenge

Build Nigeria 2026

Six weeks. Real parts. Build something Nigeria will buy.

Teams of 1–4 students from Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education pick one of five tracks, build a working product in six weeks, and compete for the prizes below. The Grand Final is livestreamed on 19 December.

What you can win

1st prize

Creality SparkX i7 Combo 3D printer

Worth ₦950,000

2nd prize

FNIRSI 1014D 100MHz oscilloscope

Worth ₦320,000

3rd prize

RC metal chassis car, complete kit

Worth ₦165,000

Plus Best in Track for each of the five tracks, a People’s Choice award, and Build of the Week every week of the build. Fifteen prizes in all, and every finalist gets a verified Forge credential.

Registration closes Sunday 18 October.

Read the rules and judging criteria before you register.

Registration is free. To compete for prizes, your team needs ₦25,000 of parts from Microscale between you — parts a six-week build needs anyway. Past purchases count.

We never charge a registration fee, and we will never message you asking for money. The only official channel is microscale.net/build.

Your team

Team name

Anything you like. You can change it later.

Which track are you entering?

The five tracks are areas of focus, not instructions. What you build inside one is up to you, and you can change track when you submit your Build Plan.

Team lead

Full name

Email address you use on your Microscale orders

This is how we check the ₦25,000 parts requirement. If you have never ordered from us, use the email you will order with.

WhatsApp number

This is how we reach you. Use the number you actually check.

Institution

Write the full official name, e.g. University of Lagos, not UNILAG.

Programme

Department or course

Level / year

Is this also your final-year project?

Yes No

Either is fine. It changes nothing about how you are judged.

Other members

Every member must be a currently enrolled student. Members can be from different institutions. Purchases by any member count toward the team’s ₦25,000. Building alone is allowed — leave this empty.

Member 2

Full name

WhatsApp number

Institution

Member 3

Full name

WhatsApp number

Institution

Member 4

Full name

WhatsApp number

Institution

Prizes and your department

If your team wins, who should we deliver the prize to?

A name. The team decides; we deliver to one person.

Does your department have 3D printers?

Who runs your department’s lab or workshop? (optional)

Name and role, if you know it.

Their email or phone (optional)

How you heard

How did you hear about Build Nigeria?

Referral or Campus Rep code (optional)

Your team’s social handles (optional)

So we can tag you when we repost your build.

ConfirmationsEvery member of this team is currently enrolled at a Nigerian university, polytechnic or college of education.I understand registration is free, and that to compete for prizes our team needs ₦25,000 of parts from Microscale between us by 1 November. Past purchases count.I agree that Microscale may publish our names, institution, project title, images and video from the competition.I understand that the IP in our project stays with our team. Always.Our project will be our own work, built during the programme. We will not present a bought or copied product as ours.

Is any team member under 18?

Yes No

If yes, we will email you a guardian consent form. Your entry is confirmed once it comes back.