Application Deadline: Application deadlines vary depending on the specific program cycle. Each application process typically runs for two/three weeks from the date it opens.
LOCATION: Nigeria
Are you a serving NYSC member with a viable business idea in agriculture? Are you ready to bring your agribusiness idea to life? The British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF), in partnership with NYSC, wants to hear from you. Apply for the Farmers for the Future (F4F) grant program. The Farmers for the Future (F4F) Grant is an agricultural entrepreneurship grant designed to support young people with viable agribusinesses with equity-free capital and other associated support they may require to scale their businesses.
ELIGIBILITY:
Submit Your Application
The online application portal will be available for serving NYSC members with a viable business idea in agriculture for you to send in your applications.
Virtual Bootcamp
20 Selected businesses will go through a rigorous virtual bootcamp where they will refine their business thesis and build a compelling pitch.
Pitch Event & Award
The top 10 businesses from the bootcamp will pitch before a panel of expert judges and investors. 6 winners will be selected.
Mentorship
The 6 winners will be given financing to execute, strengthen, advance and scale their businesses under the guidance of seasoned mentors. They will also be connected to the relevant networks they require to make progress.
Join The Farmers For The Future Alumni
Continue to enjoy exclusive access to expert mentorship, insider opportunities and a robust support network that will open doors to follow-on financing, new markets, etc.
BENEFIT:
₦10 MILLION NAIRA: Top 6 finalist will win an equity-free grant of NGN 10 million.
Grant Prizes
1st Cash Prize X 1
₦3,000,000
Equity-free grant funding.
2nd Cash Prize X 2
₦2,000,000
Equity-free grant funding.
3rd Cash Prize X 3
₦1,000,000
Equity-free grant funding.
Access to Finance:
The top 6 finalists will win an equity-free grant of NGN 10 million (₦3m for the first prize, ₦2m for 2nd Prize, and ₦ 1m for 3rd prize).
Linkage to financial institutions and investors for follow-on financing and/or credit facilities
Winners will get technical support to establish their agribusiness
Training & Capacity Building
Participation in an intensive “Think-through-your-business” boot camp
Mentorship under seasoned entrepreneurs and Agric Experts
Membership of the F4F alumni network
Participation in other partner-drive training programs
Support with business registration & other legal & regulatory requirements
