The FATE Scholar Programme (FSP) is a FATE Giving initiative. The programme aims to support and enable innovative and entrepreneurial students seeking admission to pursue an undergraduate degree in any STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) course in any accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria for the 2023-2024 Academic year.

The FSP will support exceptional, high-performing, and future entrepreneurs with the following:

• Financial aid
• Mentoring and
• Internship

Successful applicants will be supported for at least four years of their academic pursuit in any accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria.

They will be required to provide proof of admission to access the programme’s benefits.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet all of the following criteria:

• A Nigerian Citizen.
• An exceptional student
• Must not be more than 21 years at the time of application.
• Planning to study for an undergraduate degree in any STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Course in an accredited public tertiary institution in Nigeria.

Benefits

• The FATE Scholar Program offers scholars with financial aid, mentoring and internship

Application Procedure:

The FATE Scholar Program has the following application process:

• Stage 1- Applicants apply for the program via https://soar.fatefoundation.org/auth/signup .
• Stage 2: Successful applicants are shortlisted and contacted.
• Stage 3: Successful applicants undergo the second stage of the application process.
• Stage 4: Successful applicants are contacted.
• Stage 5- Successful applicants go through the final stage of the application process.
• Stage 6- Successful applicants are contacted and announced in August

To Get More Information & Apply: Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline:  17th March 2023

The Google for Startups Founders Funds provide cash awards — without giving up equity in return — and hands-on support to help Black and Latino entrepreneurs build and grow their businesses.

Established in 2020, the Google for Startups Founders Funds have provided more than $30 million to support Black-led startups in Africa, Brazil, Europe, and the United States, and Latino-led startups in the United States. The goals of the funds are to help promising founders grow their businesses and ultimately, to create generational wealth. Google has supported 400+ founders who have gone on to raise $400M+ in follow-on venture capital.

In addition to equity-free cash awards, Founders Funds recipients receive ongoing Google mentorship, Google Cloud credits, and product support to help them navigate every stage of their startup journey.

Selection Criteria

• Diverse companies with at least one Black founder or Latino founder (for the respective funds) on their founding team.
• Between Pre-seed and Series A
• Scalable product or service with a significant total addressable market and defensible growth model
• Ready to go global

Benefits

• Access to capital: Equity-free cash awards to help you build and grow your business.
• Custom Mentorship: Receive tailored product and leadership support from Google mentors and industry experts.
• Leadership training: Become a more effective leader through research-based strategies and expert coaching.
• Founder network: Connect and learn from fellow founders and access a peer-to-peer support network.
• Google Cloud credits and support: Receive Google Cloud credits and dedicated support via the Google for Startups Cloud Program.

Program Highlights

1) Non-dilutive (equity-free) cash awards of up to $150,000 per startup

2) Up to $200k in Cloud Credits

3) Access to a network of mentors to help tackle each startup’s unique challenges

To Get More Information & Apply: Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline: March 26, 2023.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), established in 2010, is an African private-sector-led philanthropy in Africa championing entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs across the continent. The Foundation’s long-term investment in empowering African entrepreneurs is emblematic of Tony Elumelu’s philosophy of Africapitalism, which positions Africa’s private sector, and most importantly entrepreneurs, as the catalyst for the social and economic development of the continent.

Applications are invited for:

Title: 2023 Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship US$5,000 Programme

Details

• TEFConnect is a proprietary, in-house built networking and empowerment platform of the Tony Elumelu Foundation. It is the largest digital networking platform for African Entrepreneurs and US$5,000 funding to successful entrepreneurs.

Programme Eligibility

• The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme is open to Africans from all 54 African countries with scalable business ideas or a business that has been operational for no more than 5 years.
• Applicants must be 18 years of age and above. Interested applicants may register on TEFConnect.net
• Applicants who do not meet the cut off mark during application would not be eligible to apply for the programme. However, training resources on www.tefconnect.net would still be accessible to these applicants.
• The programme is not open to research institutions, faith based organisations, value adding trading companies, government contractors and businesses not located in Africa.
• Businesses must not adversely affect the environment, lives and property. Existing businesses or business ideas must be for profit, and must be the original work of those making the submission.
• All businesses must be business ideas or an early stage company, in the range of 0 to 5 years old.
• What if I run multiple early-stage businesses?
• Your application must focus on ONE business only. We advise choosing your best, most feasible/innovative business idea. Selected entrepreneurs are not permitted to apply for future cohorts of the programme, even with a different business or business idea.
• Current employees or their family members from the Tony Elumelu Foundation and affiliate companies in the Heirs Holdings Group and UBA Group are not eligible to apply for the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme, either individually or as part of a team.
• No, existing TEF Beneficiaries cannot re-apply to the programme after receiving seed capital. For non TEF beneficiaries who have applied to the programme unsuccessfully in the past, you are eligible to re-apply.

Benefits

• US$5,000 SEED capiatal.
• Training
• Mentorship
• Networking
• The platform offers networking/connections with over 1million African entrepreneurs
• Hundreds of learning content on Finance, Marketing, Branding, Talent Management, Technology and many more…
• The Marketplace creates access to the African market and offers our Alumni the opportunity to showcase your business products and services for increased visibility
• View and apply for global business opportunities made available by our network of Partners
• View and access business tools to ease the management of your business

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click Here to Start Application

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Note

• The Tony Elumelu Foundation is not associated with any agent for its entrepreneurship programme application purposes and condemns such act. If you know of anyone asking for money in exchange for application assistance, please report it by sending an email to info@tonyelumelufoundation.org
• Register/Login to TEFConnect, on the Home Page, click on the Applications link. Select the Programme you would like to apply for and follow the instructions. The application portal opens on the 1st of January of each year. It’s free to apply. All the best!

Echoing Green supports bold leaders from all over the world who see possibility in the face of the most existential challenges of our day. Together, we strive to build a world that has yet to exist: a future free from racism and its far-reaching consequences where all people can thrive.

This Fellowship is for people whose enterprises are at an early stage and who are experts on the challenge they’ve chosen to confront. We seek leaders who reflect the community they serve and bring deep knowledge of the issues into their work as they co-design solutions with and for their communities.

Applicant Eligibility

• Will you be 18 years or older by the time you begin the Fellowship?
  • Echoing Green Fellowship applicants must be 18 years or older by August 8, 2022.
• Are you able to communicate proficiently in English?
  • To be eligible for the Fellowship and fully participate in programming and support offerings, you must be able to communicate in English proficiently. Support throughout the Echoing Green Fellowship is offered in English.
• Are you an original founder or a leading member of your proposed organization’s original founding team?
  • Echoing Green use the term “original founder” to describe people who launched or are launching an organization that is their original idea. You cannot have assumed a leadership position within the organization after its founding. To be eligible, you must be a leader with decision-making power within the organization and be either 1) a sole founder or 2) a leading founder on a team of people who created the organization.
• Are you the primary decision maker for your organization?
  • To be eligible for an Echoing Green Fellowship, applicants must be the primary decision maker and have the ultimate authority over your organization’s growth and strategic vision.
• Will you be able to work full time on your proposed organization throughout the 18-month Fellowship?
  • If selected for an Echoing Green Fellowship, you may hold other professional responsibilities, but you must work full time, defined here as 40 hours a week, on the work outlined in your Fellowship application, and it must remain as your main professional priority.

Benefits

CAPACITY BUILDING

Leadership Development

A comprehensive program to build and grow leadership skills and develop the strategies needed for ideas to thrive.

Wellness and Wellbeing Support

Ongoing support focuses on mental and emotional wellbeing along with self-care workshops designed specifically for the struggles of entrepreneurship.

CAPITAL

Expert Resources

The programs team facilitates the Fellow experience and connects these leaders to experts and opportunities according to their needs.

Seed Funding

A stipend over 18 months (80,000 USD). Funding offered to for-profit organizations is in the form of recoverable grants.

COMMUNITY

Virtual and In-Person Convenings

Gatherings to connect Fellows within and across classes, regions, and communities to build strong ties among Fellows over their entrepreneurial journey.

Expert Support

A suite of pro-bono support from leading professionals to build organizational capacity and help navigate the social innovation field.

Opportunities to connect with experienced business leaders committed to supporting positive social change globally.

To Get More Information: Visit the Official Webpage

Application Deadline: February 7, 2023

The SIFA Funding Window III (FW3) is implemented under the Skills Initiative for Africa (SIFA) Financing Cooperation (FC) which is a pan-African initiative set up in 2016 by the African Union Commission (AUC) and co-funded by the German Government and the European Union (EU) with support from national governments in eight SIFA partner countries: Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Togo and Tunisia. The overall objective of SIFA is to strengthen the occupational prospects of young people in Africa. During its pilot phase (2016-2025), the Programme finances skills development projects expected to contribute to employment-oriented skills development for
young people in African countries

SIFA is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) supported by the German Government to strengthen occupational prospects of young people in Africa. SIFA finances skills development projects in several African countries. Projects should contribute to employment-oriented skills development for young people.

Requirements

1. Responsiveness to COVID-19
2. Demonstrated Jobs
3. Demonstrating Value for Money
4. Proposals shall refer to the conceptualisation, development and commercialisation of
   products, services, or processes solving an identified problem/skills gap in the labour
   market
5. Demonstrated Viability and Sustainable Future Financing

Thematic Areas

1. Digital Tools and Skills
2. Female Entrepreneurship and Employability
3. Training Innovation in Informal Sectors

Eligible Applicants

Professional TVET entities from the public and private sectors, academia, civil society, and organisations supporting entrepreneurship in the labour market

Grant details:

• Selected projects can receive a grant between EUR 0.2 to 3 million for sustainable and innovative initiatives.

FW3 funding is targeted for the implementation of the proposed innovation, and hence it will not support the following:
• projects that exclusively focus on research
• projects that exclusively focus on market surveys
• projects that exclusively focus on policy development
• projects that exclusively focus on capacity building or training
• projects that exclusively focus on building infrastructure

For More Information: Visit the Official Webpage 

Application Deadline: February 6, 2023

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme 2023 is now open. Get access to a $5000 seed capital, world-class business training, and a vibrant network of top business leaders and mentors. The application is open to Africans from all 54 African countries with scalable business ideas or a business that has been operational for no more than 5 years.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) is the leading champion of entrepreneurship in Africa. Its objective is to empower women and men across our continent, catalysing economic growth, driving poverty eradication and ensuring job creation. TEF believes the private sector’s role is critical for Africa’s development and that the private sector must create both social and economic wealth.

Application Requirements:

a. Applicants must be 18 years of age and above.

b. All businesses must be business ideas or an early stage company, in the range of 0 to 5 years old.

Benefits:

1. Non-refundable seed funding of $5,000

2. A world class business training for 12 weeks

3. Access to TEF Alumni network with over 15,000 entrepreneurs across’ Africa

4. Mentoring and networking opportunities via Africa’s largest digital platform for entrepreneurs, TEFConnect.net.

To Get More Information: Visit the Official Webpage

Deadline: Not Specified