AfDB’s HEI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme Phase II for African higher education institutions and research centres.

Application Deadline: November 9, 2026

Applications at the moment are open for the AfDB’s HEI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme. A free program from the African Development Bank’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab, delivered in partnership with EyeCity Africa, serving to African higher education institutions and research centres construct or strengthen their incubators, hubs and know-how switch workplaces. Open to institutions at each stage.

Requirements

Start group

Setting up enterprise assist for the primary time

No present incubator, hub or know-how switch workplace wanted.

Scale group

Strengthening the enterprise assist you already run

For present incubators, accelerators, innovation hubs and know-how switch workplaces.

Benefits

Selected institutions obtain:

Extensive coaching modules

Practical on-line coaching in governance, operations, funding, partnerships and sustainability.

Ready-to-use toolkits

Frameworks and instruments your workforce can apply instantly.

A continental peer community

Onboarding onto the Bank’s ENNOVA platform and a rising neighborhood of institutions throughout Africa.

The Deep Dive

Select institutions obtain tailor-made, hands-on assist to develop an innovation and entrepreneurship technique.

Application Requirements

Leadership backing

A letter out of your institutional head stating your dedication to this system and additional enterprise assist initiatives.

Staff time

Able to commit between 12 and 16 hours over a three-week interval.

Women and youth

A dedication to girls and youth participation.

Also have prepared: your establishment’s particulars and the present stage of your enterprise assist unit.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the AfDB’s HEI Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme