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Applications are open for the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) Off-Grid Energy Challenge 2025. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 13 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition 2024. This initiative is designed to discover and accelerate the growth of innovative Nigerian startups across sectors such as Fintech, AgriTech, Health Tech, E-commerce, and more. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your startup!
Date Posted: 13 Nov, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 KPMG Female Founders in Africa Competition. This competition aims to empower women entrepreneurs by providing them with the necessary support, resources, and networking opportunities to elevate their businesses.
Date Posted: 12 Nov, 2024
Are you an entrepreneur looking to make a meaningful impact in your community through retail? The Retail Readiness Entrepreneurship Training Program, generously supported by Walmart, is a competitive 16-week leadership and venture development initiative designed to empower 25 underserved retail entrepreneurs. This program focuses on transforming agricultural inputs into higher-value products or working directly in agriculture, equipping founders with essential training, mentorship, and resources needed to become retail ready.
Date Posted: 11 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge 2024. IFT and the Seeding the Future Foundation are calling on all scientists, engineers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and multidisciplinary teams from non-governmental organizations (NGOs), non-profits, social enterprises, universities, research institutions as well as small and emerging for-profit enterprises to submit game-changing innovations that will help transform the food system.
Date Posted: 11 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the SeedMoney Challenge 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 11 Nov, 2024
Applications are now open for the 2025 USADF Off-Grid Energy Challenge. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 09 Nov, 2024
Are you a woman in agriculture looking to scale your business, improve your financial management, access financial support and unlock access to new markets? The AGRA Value4Her Nigeria project, in partnership with the African Management Institute (AMI), is here to support your growth.
Date Posted: 08 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the 2025 Ford Philanthropy Mobility Fellowship. This program is fully-funded, thanks to the generous support of the Ford Philanthropy.
Date Posted: 07 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Causality Brand Grant for US Non-profits Fall 2024. This grant is designed to support non-profit organizations, government agencies, and educational institutions. Apply now!
Date Posted: 07 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Microsoft Nonprofit Tech Acceleration Program 2024. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 07 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the ProVeg 2025 Grants for Innovators Transforming the Global Food Industry. If you’re an organisation or individual working to change the global food system, this opportunity is for you.
Date Posted: 06 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme 2024. The Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme, a proud partnership between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and FATE Foundation, is excited to announce the application call for the 12th cohort of Orange Corners Nigeria in Lagos!
Date Posted: 06 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Mastercard Foundation BRIDGE-in-Agriculture Program 2025. This programme is open to entrepreneurs in Ghana. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 04 Nov, 2024
Applications for the Olympism365 Innovation Hub Tech365 Explore 2025 are now open. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 02 Nov, 2024
Applications are invited for the Next BIG Thing Pitch Competition 2024. Entrepreneurship is for everyone! Prepare to ignite your entrepreneurial flame at The Next BIG Thing Pitch Competition!
Date Posted: 02 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the Citi Bank Foundation Community Finance Innovation Fund 2024. The Citi Foundation has launched the Community Finance Innovation Fund (CFIF), a new initiative aimed at supporting financial inclusion and financial health solutions in the United States. Apply now!
Date Posted: 02 Nov, 2024
Applications are open for the 21st Century Museum Professionals Program 2025. The 21st Century Museum Professional (21MP) grant program supports projects that offer professional development to the current museum workforce, train and recruit future museum professionals, and identify and share effective practices in museum workforce education and training. Apply now!
Date Posted: 01 Nov, 2024
The CGI Entrepreneurship Application is now open. You can apply for CGI University, the CGI Fellowship, or both via this application. The early decision deadline for selection is November 20, and the final deadline for consideration is December 20.
Date Posted: 01 Nov, 2024
The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH Office to the African Union and YouthHubAfrica is pleased to announce the call for applications for Bingwa PLUS , an incubator for young African health champions passionate about improving the health of their communities. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
Date Posted: 01 Nov, 2024
Here is a list of some notable entrepreneurship programs, the organizations that offer them, and what participants can achieve through each program:
1. Y Combinator (YC) Startup Accelerator
• Organization: Y Combinator
YC is one of the most prestigious startup accelerators in the world. Startups receive seed funding, mentorship, and access to a vast network of investors and successful entrepreneurs. Participants work intensively on their ideas for three months and present them to investors at Demo Day.
2. Techstars
• Organization: Techstars
Techstars provides early-stage startups with access to mentorship, funding, and a worldwide network of entrepreneurs and investors. The program offers hands-on mentorship and culminates in a demo day where startups pitch to potential investors.
3. Google for Startups Accelerator
• Organization: Google
This program supports early-stage startups through mentorship, access to Google resources, and hands-on guidance from industry experts. Participants gain the technical expertise needed to grow their businesses using Google's tools and infrastructure.
4. MIT LaunchX
• Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
This program targets high school students and focuses on building real startups from scratch. Participants learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, from ideation to market research and product development, while receiving mentorship from successful entrepreneurs.
5. Hult Prize
• Organization: Hult International Business School
The Hult Prize is a global competition that encourages university students to solve pressing social challenges through entrepreneurship. The winning team receives $1 million in seed capital to launch their startup.
6. Seedcamp
• Organization: Seedcamp
Seedcamp is a European seed fund and accelerator program that provides early-stage startups with mentorship, funding, and access to a global network of investors. Participants benefit from Seedcamp's support in refining their business models and scaling their startups.
7. Stanford Start Accelerator
• Organization: Stanford University
Start offers Stanford-affiliated startups access to a strong community of founders, investors, and mentors. The program supports founders with the resources they need to scale their companies, from fundraising to product development.