DELT-Her Initiative 2025 for Nigerian Women

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About DELT-Her Initiative

Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her) is an initiative that seeks to create opportunities for women in engineering, by attracting and supporting innovative engineering ideas which would ultimately be mentored and developed into startup companies.

The success stories from the first phase of this initiative would be projected to enthuse school-age girls across the country, with the aim of creating a paradigm shift to favor their choice of engineering as a lifelong career. DELT-Her is inspired by global projects from the Anita Borg Institute, Girl Up! at the UN Foundation, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia among others.

The central objectives of the initiative are:

• To address the existing gender imbalance in the study and practice of engineering and technology in Nigeria, by sponsoring the innovative ideas of young, female engineers.
• To foster a more inclusive and diverse engineering practice landscape in Nigeria.
• To build a collaborative network of stakeholders including tertiary institutions, business, and industry leaders, who would enable a more supportive environment for women in engineering.
• To inspire the next generation of female engineers in Nigeria by making female engineering success stories more visible to them.

• Sponsor Organisation: Federal Government of Nigeria

Benefits of DELT-Her Initiative

Participants will have their ideas nurtured and will be mentored. Their ideas will be developed into startup companies.

DELT-Her Initiative Requirements

• Open to Nigerian women with engineering ideas who hold at least a bachelor's degree, or its equivalent.
• The initiative targets young females aged 23 to 45 years who have developed a proposal on innovative ideas in engineering and have set up a team for the implementation of the ideas.
• Each team shall however be constituted of at least 60% female participants, to qualify for funding under this initiative.

Application Date and Process

You will need the complete application form, including a detailed proposal in order to apply. Click on the link to the application website to get started. The application deadline is July 31, 2025. They highly recommend submitting your application well before the deadline to ensure it is received and reviewed on time.

Application Deadline

31 July, 2025

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