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FOUNDERS FACTORY AFRICA GEN F ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME

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Application Deadline: 14 August, 2028 (Applications are on a rolling basis and hence they are always open. Please apply anytime.)

LOCATION: Johannesburg, South Africa

Join the Gen F Entrepreneur in Residence studio. Turning startup concepts into reality in 12 weeks through our Venture Design Studio and funding to validate your idea

ELIGIBILITY:

Exceptional founders/aspiring entrepreneurs looking to build out and test their ideas, achieve commercial success and create outsized, systemic impact.

Outstanding professionals and domain experts looking to make the transition from the corporate environment to entrepreneurship.

Founders looking to build tech solutions that solve Africa’s largest problems and catalyse change.

Entrepreneurs who have a keen eye for local market gaps and a sharp sense for local problems that they are passionate about solving.

BENEFIT:

During GenF, we provide:

$3 000 stipend for founder for 3 months

$5 000 once-off to run market validation experiments

Working closing with our venture builders to refine your concept and help you prep for IC

If Investment Committe approved:

Free access to our studio services to launch your startup

Up to $250 000 in funding available

We don’t take payment from founders (in the form of a programme fee or otherwise) to participate in GenF
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META RESEARCH PHD FELLOWSHIP

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Application Deadline: September 20, 2023

LOCATION: USA

The Meta Research PhD Fellowship program is open to students in any year of their PhD study. We encourage people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to apply, especially those from traditionally under-represented minority groups. Applications are evaluated based on the strength of the student’s research statement, research impact, and recommendation letters.

ELIGIBILITY:

Before you fill out an application, please review the applicable research area fellowship descriptions. We will only be awarding Fellowships in these specific areas. If your research does not directly align with any of these descriptions, we invite you to check back next award cycle for future research alignment.

Enrolled in a PhD program at an accredited university in the fall following the application cycle (i.e., Fall 2023);

Engaged in research related to computer science and engineering in areas relevant to Meta, as specified in the Available Fellowships section;

The program is open to students at all accredited universities around the world.

Please also be sure to review the Meta Fellowship FAQ before submitting your application. 

BENEFIT:

Winners of the Fellowship will receive two years of paid tuition and fees, a $42,000 annual stipend to cover living and conference travel costs, a paid visit to Meta headquarters for the annual Fellowship Summit (pending COVID office restrictions event may be virtually held), and various opportunities to engage with Meta researchers.

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