$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: … Read more

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, … Read more

MasterCard Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund 2019 for Tertiary Scholars and Alumni

FAWE invites applications for grants to support the Scholars Entrepreneurship initiatives under the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF) that will be implemented from March 2019 to March 2021.  Application Deadline: 15th May, 2019. Eligible Countries: Rwanda To be taken at (country): The project will be implemented in Rwanda and administered by FAWE Rwanda. About … Read more

Advancing Young Women Professional Fellows Program 2019 for Women Entrepreneurs

East African entrepreneurs, MSU, and external partners connect via the Advancing Women Agribusiness Entrepreneurs and Innovators Professional Fellows Program Application Deadline: 9th November 2018 midnight (EST) Eligible Countries: East African countries To be taken at (country): Michigan State University (MSU) (U.S.), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) (Tanzania), the University of Nairobi (UoN) (Kenya), and Kyambogo University (KYU) (Uganda) About … Read more

Female Entrepreneur? Apply for She Leads Africa Accelerator Program 2018

The SLA Accelerator is a 3-month program designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest female entrepreneurs. Apply now for your chance to get one step closer to being one of Nigeria’s most prominent business women. Application Deadline: 20th May 2018 Offered annually? Yes Eligible Countries: African countries About the Award: She … Read more

Apply: Shell AccelerateHer Women-in-Entrepreneurship Initiative 2018

Seed Academy in partnership with WDB are proud to launch the inaugural AccelerateHer programme sponsored by Shell SA-South Africa’s most impactful women-in-entrepreneurship initiative designed by women for women. Application Deadline: 31st January 2018 Eligible Countries: African countries To be taken at (country): South Africa About the Award: AccelerateHer is a fully-funded 3 month business accelerator for 25 exceptional women entrepreneurs, … Read more