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WORLD HEALTH SUMMIT 2025 STIPEND PROGRAM FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES AND WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2025, at 11:45 PM CEST. 

LOCATION: Germany

The World Health Summit will be offering travel and accommodation stipends for up to fifteen individuals from low- and middle-income countries and lived experience voices to participate in the World Health Summit in Berlin, October 12-14, 2025.  

The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025, at 11:45 PM CEST. Please note that the selection process begins before the application deadline. The World Health Summit reserves the right to close the application process earlier if the available slots are filled. All decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for the participant stipend program, the applicant must:

Hold the nationality of and must reside in a low- or middle-income country according to the World Bank categorization for 2024-2025 or demonstrate a unique lived experience perspective relevant to the World Health Summit 2025 program.

Complete each item of the application form:

Personal information, including country of nationality or residence.

Letter of motivation (min. 1 page, font size 11; max. 2 pages).

CV.

Proof of activity in global health (e.g., work, advocacy group membership. letter of reccommendation).

Proof of sufficient English fluency as World Health Summit conference language is English.

Be eligible to apply for the short-term Schengen visa.

Application may only be submitted via the designated online form

BENEFIT:

The World Health Summit will:

Book and pay for roundtrip economy class flights to and from Berlin.

Book and pay for a hotel stay (4 nights incl. breakfast, Oct. 11-15) in walking distance to the WHS venue.

Provide World Health Summit 2025 registration (incl. food and beverages). Cover miscellaneous expenses (reimbursement of up to 200€), e.g., for transport within Berlin

Cover visa and passport costs (reimbursement of up to 200€)

Invite stipend recipients to participate in the World Health Summit’s Kick-Off on Saturday night (Oct. 11) ahead of the World Health Summit 2025.

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FINCA VENTURES PRIZE COMPETITION

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Application Deadline: April 30, 2025, at midnight (GMT-5).

LOCATION: Uganda

The FINCA Ventures Prize Competition supports rising African entrepreneurs who are leveraging innovative technologies and designing disruptive business models to drive impact and innovation in sub-Saharan Africa.

ELIGIBILITY:

Companies must have at least one African founder, be for-profit, post-revenue, be revenue-generating for five years or less, be operational in sub-Saharan Africa, and address issues in financial inclusion or agriculture as described above. To win a grant award, participants must be able to travel to San Francisco (with costs covered by FINCA) to present in front of a panel of judges and attend the awards ceremony and reception.

There is no cost to participate in the competition. For applicants invited to pitch at the events in San Francisco, FINCA will arrange for and cover the costs of travel.

Applicants must create an account and answer all the questions posed in this application form available at https://fincaventures.awardsplatform.com/. Submissions must be complete before the competition deadline.

The entries will be judged according to the following criteria:

Strength of Entrepreneur & Team

Innovativeness of Solution

Social & Environmental Impact

Market Traction and Financial Sustainability

Strategy for Growth

BENEFIT:

In each category, the grand prize winner will receive a grant award of $100,000. The second and third place finalists will receive grant awards of $60,000 and $40,000, respectively.

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