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ASPIRE CORONATION TRUST FUND GRANT (ACT)

Application Deadline: 10th November 2023 11:59 pm (WAT).

LOCATION: Nigeria

The call for application opens 23rd October 2023 and closes 10th November 2023 11:59 pm (WAT). Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants. Proposals must indicate a strong monitoring and evaluation plan as well as show a robust sustainability plan. After a rigorous review by independent consultants, and upon final selection of the proposals, organizations will be formally notified of the next steps. This will be followed by Interviews and physical visits.

ELIGIBILITY:

Organizations applying for ACT grant must meet the following criteria:

Work within the ACT Foundation’s focus areas of Health, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and Environment.

Be registered with the appropriate legal entity within their respective (African) countries for not less than two years (24 months).

Be legally registered as a non-profit organization (GTE/LTD). However, if applying as a social enterprise, the Foundation will only fund initiatives that are not for profit.

Show a strong governance structure. Details of the board of directors should reflect in the company’s registration documents. If not, please update.

Show evidence of other sources of funding.

Have a minimum staff strength of 3 part-time/full-time paid Individuals.

Be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary.

Program/Initiative must be implemented within Africa.

BENEFIT:

Successful applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal with a detailed budget for the grants. 

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BIOBAB NETWORK ACCELERATOR FOR AFRICAN TECH FOUNDERS

Application Deadline: 31 October, 2023

LOCATION: Multiple Regions

Baobab is Africa’s leading accelerator. They provide founders with the early-stage capital and hands-on support they need to unlock growth and build world-class startups.

ELIGIBILITY:

The portfolio is open and consists of a carefully selected group of exceptional African entrepreneurs. 

They accept applications on a rolling basis – so please feel free to apply at any time and someone from our team will be in touch with you. Our next accelerator kicks off on 20th November 2023 so to be considered for this please submit your application before 31st October 2023.

They receive thousands of applications each year, so please bear with us if we are a little slow getting back to you!

BENEFIT:

Founders are provided with $100k in funding and support them to unlock growth and further investment.

Learn how to problem solve, go to market and scale through our accelerator and global network of experts, investors and entrepreneurs

Build a world class startup with support from a team with global experience that lives and breaths African entrepreneurship

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