Google Developers Launchpad Accelerator Africa 2019 for African Startups

If you’re building a great business or product in Africa, for Africa, Google is calling! Launchpad Accelerator Africa accepts applications from startups located in Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote D’ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Application Deadline: 26th July 2019 Eligible Countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote D’ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, …

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7 Habits of Students Who Become Successful Entrepreneurs

Do you want to become a successful entrepreneur? If you were offered a choice between one small reward given immediately or two small rewards if you waited for a short period of time, which will you choose? Delayed gratification is the ability to resist the temptation for an immediate reward and wait for a bigger …

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Ayada Lab French-German Incubation Lab 2019 for Entrepreneurs in West Africa

Ayada Lab: Join the First French-German Incubation Lab in West Africa now! Application Deadline: 5th July 2019 Eligible Countries: West African countries To Be Taken At (Country):  Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Nigeria, Senegal and Ghana About the Award: Ayada Lab consists of local and regional workshops, mentoring by some of the best African entrepreneurs in the fields of …

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EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women MENA Program 2019 for Women in Middle East and North Africa

Ernst and Young (EY) is now accepting applications for the MENA Winning Women Class of 2019. Application Deadline: 31st August 2019 Eligible Countries: Middle East and North African countries About the Award: The EY Entrepreneurial Winning Womenâ„¢ MENA program is a year-long executive mentorship program designed for women with established businesses who are ready to scale …

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Wells Fargo Accelerator Programme 2019 for FinTech Startups

Wells Fargo Accelerator is granting investment opportunities of up to $500,000 to FinTech startups and promising minority stake in the invested company. Application Deadline: 30th June, 2019 Offered annually? Semi-annual (Twice in a year) Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): United States About the Award: The Wells Fargo Accelerator is a hands-on program focused on startups that …

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Apply: Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards for Sustainable Solutions 2019

If you’ve got an initiative, product or service already in action that’s tackling a sustainability problem, or you know someone else whose brilliant work deserves recognition, we want to hear from you.  Application Deadline: 30th June 2019 at 23:59 BST Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): London, UK About the Award: The Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards are …

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Tour Asia with Google/CcHub Pitch Drive 2019 for African Entrepreneurs

Are you a hardware or Deep Tech startup based in Africa? Grow your startup this summer on an adventure through 5 Asian tech cities! Application Deadline: 20th May 2019 Eligible Countries: African countries To be taken at (country): Kigali, Shenzhen, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Singapore. About the Award: PitchDrive II by CcHUB, in partnership with Google for …

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$50,000 YHER Accelerator Program for African Female-led Businesses 2019

More women are pursuing entrepreneurship in Africa per capita than anywhere else in the world. For this reason, Spark is conducting a continent-wide search to bring together an unrivalled group of 15 African Female Founders for its YHER Accelerator.  Application Deadline: 30th May 2019 Eligible Countries: African countries To Be Taken At (Country): Johannesburg, South Africa About the Award: …

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FIRE Africa Awards in ICT for Development 2019 (USD3,000 plus fully-funded to Berlin, Germany)

The FIRE Africa Grants will provide three grants of up to US$3,000 each for projects aligned with one of the following categories below. This Grant is for projects that will be implemented within a 12-16 month period. Application Deadline: 31st May 2019 at 11:59 PM PDT Eligible Countries: African countries About the Award: An Award is a prize for …

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UNESCO Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition for Innovative Solutions to SDGs 2020

A global programme to empower young entrepreneurs to create a sustainable world Application Deadline: 31st July 2019 Offered Annually? Yes Eligible Countries: Global About the Competition The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related targets address the most important social, economic, environmental, health and governance challenges of our time. The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is …

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Takeda Young Entrepreneurship Award 2019 for Young Entrepreneurs (Funded to Japan)

The Takeda Foundation has put out a call for applications for the Takeda Young Entrepreneurship Award. Application Deadline: 28th June 2019 Eligible Countries: All To be taken at (country): Japan About the Award: The Award targets young entrepreneurs or entrepreneurial individuals who challenge technological or social needs in the real world. The Takeda Foundation believes that the challenging …

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UK Government Agri-tech Catalyst Funding Competition 2019 for UK and African AgriBusinesses

UK businesses and research organisations can apply for a share of up to £3 million from DFID for projects with partners in eligible African countries. Application Deadline: 29th May 2019 12:00pm Eligible Countries: UK businesses in partnership with African businesses. About the Award: There is up to £3 million of funding available from the Department for …

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Apply: Visa Everywhere Initiative 2019 Women’s Global Edition

For the first time ever, Visa is pleased to present the first-ever Visa Everywhere Initiative: Women’s Global Edition. Read more below to find out what challenges are available and how to apply.  Application Deadline: 14th April, 2019 Eligible Countries: International About the Award: Two challenges. Twelve finalists. Celebrating women entrepreneurs and their innovative ideas, solutions, …

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