Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2027 – YOA

Deadline: December 1, 2026

Applications are open for the Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship 2027. The Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship offers African college students and up to date graduates the OPPORTUNITY to entry coaching, sources, monetary help and a community of mentors to develop their entrepreneurial expertise and begin constructing their very own enterprise. The 8-month program develops the distinctive entrepreneurial skillset and mindset of leaders to drive social and monetary influence.

For African college students and up to date graduates with a want to unravel urgent issues and produce entrepreneurial concepts to life, this system is cut up into three on-line programs the place you’ll study the foundations of entrepreneurship, obtain digital teaching, develop your personal enterprise thought, and exhibit your dedication so as to advance to the subsequent course.

The program is delivered by the Dunin-Deshpande Innovation Centre at Queen’s University (DDQIC), each instantly and in collaboration with supply accomplice organizations throughout Africa.

Benefits

Best-in-class Training

• Business bootcamp delivered by Queen’s University college and trade leaders who convey many years of mixed entrepreneurship and C-Suite expertise
• The Disciplined Entrepreneurship framework, a confirmed step-by-step framework for scalable startups developed on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Pitch teaching and mastery
• Live workshops on advertising, objective setting, and recruiting are held all through this system
• Opportunity to earn micro-credentials on Entrepreneurship awarded by Queen’s University for profitable completion the programs

Mentorship & Networking

• Liaise with mentors and audio system main innovation and entrepreneurship in North America
• Access a Global Network of Queen’s entrepreneurial alumni
• Join a cohort of hundreds of like-minded college students and up to date grads from throughout Africa
• Fellows are matched to trade leaders and entrepreneurs within the closing section of this system
• Receive suggestions at vital startup milestones

Financial Support & Opportunities

• Up to 60 Fellows might be chosen within the closing section to obtain a stipend of $500 CAD
• Opportunities to pitch for prizes of as much as $15,000 CAD within the pitch competitors on the finish of this system

Inclusivity

• They are dedicated to eradicating obstacles to entrepreneurship and making this system accessible to as many individuals as doable. The staff repeatedly refines the programs primarily based on participant suggestions and consumer wants to make sure a extra inclusive studying expertise.

Eligibility

• You are a citizen of an African nation.
• You are a scholar at present enrolled in a submit-secondary establishment or a latest graduate (throughout the previous 5 years).
• You have a want to unravel urgent issues and produce an entrepreneurial thought to life.
• You can decide to finishing all three phases of the net program if chosen.
• You have dependable entry to the web and a tool to take part in digital classes and full on-line assignments.

Application

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship.