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2025 TONY ELUMELU FOUNDATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

Application Deadline: Saturday, March 01, 2025

LOCATION: Africa

TEF Flagship Entrepreneurship Programme: Open to all entrepreneurs across Africa with business ideas or existing businesses. They encourage applications from businesses leveraging AI as well as green businesses. For existing businesses, business registration must not exceed five years at the time of application. Empowering entrepreneurs across Africa to collaborate, innovate, and succeed.

ELIGIBILITY:

All programmes are open to businesses that are between 0 and 5 years old at the time of application. Businesses older than 5 years are not eligible.

Applicants must be at least 18 years old.

Applications can be submitted on http://www.tefconnect.com, and will be open from 1st of January to the midnight on the 1st of March 2025. Ensure to complete your application well ahead of the deadline.

Applicants are advised to apply to only one programme. We encourage you to carefully review the programme descriptions and select the one that best suits your entrepreneurial and business goals.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme application is online, and it is FREE! TEF has NOT appointed anyone to act on her behalf to conduct any part of this Programme. If anyone is asking you to pay any amount of money in exchange for application support, it is a scam. Please report it immediately by sending an email to whistleblower@tonyelumelufoundation.org We will ensure the confidentiality of your information.

BENEFIT:

Selected applicants will receive:

World-class business management training

Mentorship

$5,000 non-refundable seed capital

Access to key networks and markets

Global networking opportunities

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UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ROYAL SOCIETY NEWTON INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS

Application Deadline: 18 March 2025

LOCATION: England

This Royal Society scheme provides support for outstanding early career researchers to make a first step towards developing an independent research career through gaining experience across international borders.

ELIGIBILITY:

Supports outstanding early-career researchers in developing independent research careers.

Open only to researchers based outside the UK who do not hold UK citizenship.

Applicants must hold a PhD by the start of funding and have no more than seven years of full-time postdoctoral experience.

A mutually beneficial proposal must be developed with an Oxford Physics host scientist.

Offers flexibility for personal circumstances, including part-time working.

All questions should be directed to: fellowships@physics.ox.ac.uk.

Royal Society Deadline: 18 March 2025

Departmental EOI Deadline: 20 January 2025

BENEFIT:

Provides 2 years of funding covering salary, research expenses, and relocation/visa costs (including dependents).

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