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CO-CREATION HUB/ MASTERCARD FOUNDATION EDTECH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (COHORT III)

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Application Deadline: January 31, 2025.

LOCATION: Nigeria

CcHub and Mastercard Foundation are partnering to empower edtech startups who are building tools that enhance learning outcomes and accelerate access to equitable and quality education for Africa’s next generation. Startups that make it into our accelerator programme enjoy the following benefits.

ELIGIBILITY:

Startups must be Africa focused and incorporated in Nigeria. They should be building solutions that address challenges across K-12, tertiary education and vocational skills training.

Your Edtech Solution must posses these two qualities

EdTech Solution Based: Must have verifiable users aligned with our accelerator’s focus: education access, student learning, school management, and teacher/trainer effectiveness.

Inclusive Teams: Applicants should have a balanced team, passionate about education. Female founders of EdTech solution companies are strongly encouraged to apply

BENEFIT:

Equity Free Funding: Qualified startups are entitled to $100k in equity free funding over the course of the accelerator programme

Support & Mentoring: Startups can tap into their multidisciplinary experts for design, product, and tech optimisation.

Investor Network: Startups, through this program, would be exposed to investors to help scale their products

Discounts & Deals: Startups through this program can enjoy special deals from tools and service providers they have partnered with.

Marketing Strategy: Their team of experts will help startups align their market strategy to enable them hit PMF

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO (AUC) AFRICAN GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS

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Application Deadline: May 8, 2025

LOCATION:Egypt

The African Graduate Fellowship is a competitive fellowship program for bright, highly motivated African students interested in pursuing a master’s degree at The American University in Cairo (AUC). Each year, fellowships are offered to nationals of African countries (not including Egyptians) for full-time study; nine credits or as required by the program in any of the graduate programs offered at the AUC.

ELIGIBILITY:

Non-Egyptian African nationals

African nationals with dual non-African nationality are not eligible

Open to all disciplines of graduate studies

For new graduate degree-seeking students, admission to one of the graduate programs in AUC, satisfying AUC graduate admissions requirements

Submit an International TOEFL iBT exam score or academic IELTS exam score as per the cut-off scores for AUC graduate admissions

For continuing students, to retain the fellowship, the recipient must maintain a GPA of 3.2

Financial need

Duration: The fellowship is awarded for a maximum duration of five semesters and one intervening summer session, with a review every semester for satisfactory academic performance. For the Counseling Psychology graduate program, the duration may be extended to a maximum of seven semesters.

BENEFIT:

The fellowship covers:

Tuition fees, for a maximum of nine credits per semester

Stipend

Student services and activities fees

Medical service and health insurance fees

Monthly housing allowance or accommodation in University residences at the AUC New Cairo campus

May cover remedial English language requirements

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