Les candidatures sont ouvertes pour la bourse d'innovation africaine WomHub 2021. Depuis 2019, l'Africa Innovation Fellowship soutient les innovations STEM détenues par des femmes dans toute l'Afrique subsaharienne. L'Africa Innovation Fellowship 2021 est une opportunité de leadership et de développement commercial de six mois pour les femmes innovatrices africaines ayant une innovation ou une start up d'ingénierie en phase de démarrage.
L'Africa Innovation Fellowship (AIF) débute en novembre 2021 par des sessions virtuelles axées sur l'incubation d'idées et d'entreprises, le développement du leadership et le réseautage. Il sera suivi de cinq mois de soutien virtuel personnalisé, avec des contrôles réguliers et des étapes clés, et se terminera en avril 2022.
Détails en anglais ci-dessous:
Benefits
- Development of your business through personal growth and increased commercial insights.
- Exposure to investors in the African landscape.
- Interaction with fellow innovators across Africa.
- Access to one-on-one mentorship and venture clinics with subject matter experts.
Eligibility
- Applicants must identify as women and serve as founders or co-founders.
- Individual applicants must be citizens of a country within sub-Saharan Africa. The main applicant must be a citizen of a country within Sub-Saharan Africa.
- The innovation must be based in a country in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Applicants must have a Science, Technology, Engineering or Manufacturing (STEM) innovation, though are not required to be an engineering graduate or student themselves.
- Applicants must be over the age of 18. There is no upper age limit.
- The applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology, or service, based in STEM.
- Applicants should have an early-stage engineering innovation and/or startup.
- Applicants must be able to commit for the six month-long program commencing in November 2021 to April 2022.
Application
- Only applications completed through the online application form will be accepted.
- The deadline for submission of completed applications is October 15, 2021 at 23h59 GMT+2.
- An expert panel will screen and shortlist applicants. Successful applicants will be contacted by the November 1, 2021.
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