Tag: grants

The Lagos CARES Grant application portal is now open and closes September 5th, 2024. Don’t miss your chance to apply! Who Can Apply?: This grant is available to MSMEs operating within Lagos State that have been impacted by the economic challenges over the past year. If your business meets the eligibility criteria, this is a…

Applications are now open for the 2024 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition. The MTN mPulse Spelling Bee is a spelling competition organized by MTN Nigeria for students aged 9 to 15 who use the mPulse tariff plan. Competition Details The competition comprises 3 rounds: 1st round with 10 spelling questions to be held on mpulse.mtn.ng.…

The Farmers for the Future Grant (F4F Grant) is a dynamic initiative designed to foster agricultural entrepreneurship by providing young individuals with promising agri-business ventures access to equity-free funding and essential resources for business growth. This project is a collaborative effort initiated and funded by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation (BATNF) in partnership with…

Are you a visionary HealthTech entrepreneur/innovator with a groundbreaking idea to transform healthcare in Africa and committed to leveraging innovation to contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Do you have a scalable, defendable solution with clear monetization strategies? Apply now to join the UNDP timbuktoo HealthTech Startup Accelerator Programme 2024. Africa’s HealthTech landscape presents both…

Applications are open for the AgroHack Challenge 2024. AgroHack Challenge is seeking innovative ideas across the agriculture industry’s value chain. These ideas will be accelerated to create new opportunities for many young Nigerians. The key objective of the AgroHack Challenge is to harness innovative solutions that will enhance rapid growth in the agriculture food sector and…

Are you at the cutting edge of scientific advancement? Karger Publishers is launching the annual 2024 Vesalius Innovation Award and invites innovative entrepreneurs like you to participate. The VIA celebrates outstanding medical advancements and innovations from young entrepreneurs and start-ups. This is a unique opportunity for exposure and gives science’s future leaders the chance to take their…

Ndukwe Kalu Foundation (NKF) calls to offer grants to Nigerian Researchers living and residing in Nigeria who are willing to dedicate their time from research to implementation in the Domain Name System (DNS) space. The socio economic aspect of research on the DNS would follow the regular research format open to undergraduate, graduates and PHD…

We are most fulfilled when your idea thrives as we are on a mission to empower Africa’s Agri-innovators. This year’s Hackathon and Venture Building Program offers grants, mentorship, and access to market through corporate partnerships. The FCMB Agritech Hackathon and venture building program is an initiative to foster and accelerate the growth of the agricultural…

Her Startup is a program designed to address the challenges that female founders face in the entrepreneurial landscape. Her Startup combines proven entrepreneurship training, seed funding, and mentoring to provide comprehensive and long-term solutions to the funding issue for female-led start-ups. The program’s goal is to mentor and invest in African+Women-led early-stage businesses with high…

TBD, a part of Block, has launched the TBD Hackathon in collaboration with the Africa Bitcoin Conference. This competition aims to foster innovation and technological advancement in payments across Africa using the tbDEX open-source protocol. The hackathon will run from July 31 to September 15, 2024, with the finale taking place from December 9-11, 2024,…

Are you an entrepreneur scaling technology to enhance the climate-resilience of frontline communities? Are you a nonprofit innovator using technology to combat the adverse effects of climate change on your community’s health and well-being? The Twilio.org Climate Tech Prize is investing $1 million from the Twilio.org Impact Fund in actionable technology solutions, addressing both immediate…

The AgroHack Challenge seeks innovative ideas from all stages of the agriculture value chain. These ideas will be accelerated, opening up new opportunities for many young Nigerians. The primary goal of the AgroHack Challenge is to harness innovative solutions that will accelerate rapid growth in the agriculture food sector, increase output and profitability for farmers,…

Participate in transforming modern education! Apply to start a Curiosity Club. As a Curiosity Club Guide, you’ll lead peers through a groundbreaking program that focuses on curiosity-driven, collaborative learning. Receive training, ongoing support, and a €500 budget to develop impactful projects. Be a part of the change by encouraging intrinsic motivation and personal development in…

Entrepreneurs create cool startups, which we help accelerate. Microsoft’s corporate customers are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to give their businesses an advantage. We help tech startups sell their innovative solutions to these customers by hosting a series of workshops to shorten their sales cycle. Throughout our accelerator program, our founders build close…

Applications are open for the Wiki Loves Earth 2024 in Nigeria. Wiki Loves Earth is an international photography competition to promote natural heritage sites around the World through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). This is the fifth time Nigeria will be participating in the contest and it would be held during 1 June —…

The Small Research Grants Program funds education research projects that will contribute to the overall improvement of education, with budgets of up to $50,000 for projects lasting one to five years. This program is “field-initiated” in the sense that proposal submissions do not respond to a specific request for a specific research topic, discipline, design,…

UNICEF is thrilled that you are considering joining this program to elevate your advocacy work. Below, you will find detailed information about the Youth Advocacy Training program. Youth Advocacy Training The Youth Advocacy Training supports US-based young people, ages 14-24, in building core advocacy skills for youth-led civic engagement. Using UNICEF’s Youth Advocacy Guide and…

Does your technology improve business operations, such as productivity, safety, logistics, sustainability, customer experience, or something else? Could your Fintech startup increase efficiency, reduce costs, and improve security or spending habits? If you’re a founder looking for funding to expand your startup and want to make a difference, this contest is for you. Apply to…

Applications are now open for the 2024 Ban-Ki-Moon Elevating The Voices Of Women In Agriculture Changemakers. EVWA Changemakers is an annual campaign, which recognizes and gives a platform to exceptional Africans below the age of 30, who lead projects that contribute to the empowerment of women farmers. Through a call for nomination, inspiring young leaders in…

You will learn from the sharpest minds and be surrounded by other great blockchain founders as you develop your revolutionary ideas for 10 weeks in a hybrid format. The core part of the accelerator takes place online, accompanied by an in-person physical bootcamp in Zug, Switzerland. ‍ During our Web3 accelerator program, participating startups will…

Applications are now open for the 2024 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The Ecobank Fintech Challenge is open to all startups with innovative solutions that address the needs of the African people and their diaspora. It has been created with two objectives in mind: Identify and support Fintechs that are ready to scale up with resources, funding,…

DevEast is a business development advocacy platform for the sustainable development of Eastern Nigeria. DevEast students pitch application to support student owned businesses. If you’re a student with a business idea or running a business and ready to take it to the next level, this is your chance. The DevEast  Business pitch is targeted at…

StarNews Mobile, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF), is excited to announce a business competition for Nigerian entrepreneurs! If you are an SME or startup in Nigeria, this is your chance to win funding, mentorship, and business support to boost your entrepreneurial journey.…

Applications are now open for the 2024 UNDP Timbuktoo Fintech Startup Accelerator Programme. The timbuktoo Fintech Startup Accelerator Programme is a Pan-African initiative of the timbuktoo Fintech Hub in Lagos, Nigeria supporting startups that: Are deploying technology solutions in the financial services sector: These are startups that have a technology-enabled solution at its core, utilising digital tools…