The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship 2025 for early stage start-ups (Fully Funded bootcamp in Accra, Ghana)

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Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

Applications are actually open for the 2025 Commonwealth Startup Fellowship. The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship will run for six months and is designed to ignite and elevate high-potential startups from low and center revenue Commonwealth international locations. The programme is made up of a mix of immersive in-person experiences and on-line studying, to supply members with important abilities, cutting-edge data, and a strong international community.  

The CSC and Imperial College London intend that by the tip of the programme, entrepreneurs will likely be geared up to construct thriving companies, scale operations successfully, and drive job creation in their home international locations. 

Fellow eligibility 

To be eligible for these Fellowships, potential Fellows should: 

• Be of a minimum of graduate degree;  
• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee standing by an eligible low or center revenue Commonwealth nation;  
• Be completely resident in an eligible Commonwealth nation;  
• Be fluent in written and spoken English.  
• Not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship inside the final 5 years (on the time of taking over the award) 
• Be out there to undertake their fellowship from the prescribed begin date 

In addition, they need to reveal:  

• Evidence of innovation, in phrases of product, service, or market   
• Active growth for a minimum of six-months and demonstrable dedication from crew members   
• A working minimal viable ‘product’, service and/or prototype   
• Significant proof of buyer engagement or traction in the type of early gross sales or pre-sales . proof of curiosity or demand, signed contracts or different related proof. 

Benefits

• A cohort of 20 early stage start-ups will likely be recruited. One individual from every enterprise should be out there to attend a two-week bootcamp in Accra, Ghana on the finish of March 2025.
• There can also be the chance for representatives from excellent organisations to journey to London in the UK later in the 12 months for a collection of thrilling capstone occasions.

Each Fellowship gives: 

• Approved return journey from the Fellow’s home nation to the in-person bootcamp in Accra, Ghana. 
• Accommodation, journey and catering for the period of the in-person bootcamp in Accra, Ghana. 
• Reimbursement of the usual visa application charge. 
• Reimbursement of vaccination prices 
• Access to a Fellow’s Grant Fund for enterprise or participation-related prices 
• If a Fellow declares a incapacity, a full evaluation of wants and eligibility for further monetary help will likely be provided by the CSC. 

Bangladesh 
Belize 
Botswana 
Cameroon 
Dominica 
Eswatini 
Fiji 
Gabon 
The Gambia 
Ghana 
Grenada 
Guyana 
India 
Jamaica 
Kenya 
Kiribati 
Lesotho 
Malawi 
Malaysia 
Maldives 
Mauritius 
Montserrat 
Mozambique 
Namibia 
Nauru 
Nigeria 
Pakistan 
Papua New Guinea 
Rwanda 
St Helena 
St Lucia 
St Vincent and The Grenadines 
Samoa 
Sierra Leone 
Solomon Islands 
South Africa 
Sri Lanka 
Tanzania 
Togo 
Tonga 
Tuvalu 
Uganda 
Vanuatu 
Zambia 

Applications for Commonwealth Startup Fellowships are actually open. You can entry the application type here.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship