In 2022, startups founded by Latinas obtained less than 1% of venture capital available in Latin America. Lack of networks, knowledge, access to capital, and high-value markets further broaden these gaps. In the effort to turn the tide, VC4A proposes to launch the Venture Showcase – Women Foun
Published: 11 Dec 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 17 Dec 2023
JFD have officially opened submissions for this year’s Margaret Awards, which give women and young girls who are changing the world with tech the chance to showcase their ideas and win prizes in six categories The French organisation brings together economic actors, media, public and p
Published: 08 Dec 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 08 Jan 2024
The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) gives enterprising women the knowledge, networks, and access they need to launch and scale successful businesses. AWE uses a hybrid model that combines the online platform DreamBuilder (developed through a partnership between Arizona State University’s
Published: 06 Dec 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 31 Dec 2023
The Women Leadership academy (WLA), an initiative of the Aga Khan University, aims at promoting enhanced women’s leadership and decision-making within civil society. WLA invites applications from young and upcoming women in management or supervisory roles and with experience in Community Ba
Published: 04 Dec 2023 Type: Training Study in: Pakistan Deadline: 08 Dec 2023
The Open Doors Fellowship Program for women researchers in Africa is a holistic program that targets women researchers in Africa to help them acquire the necessary hard and soft skills to strengthen their placements within their hosting institutions and, ultimately, avoid dropping out before their
Published: 28 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Study in: Belgium Deadline: 31 Jan 2024
The Open Doors Fellowship Program for women researchers in Africa is a holistic program that shall target women researchers in Africa to help them acquire the necessary hard and soft skills to strengthen their placements within their hosting institutions and, ultimately, avoid the dropout befor
Published: 27 Nov 2023 Type: Fellowship Deadline: 10 Jan 2024
Since November 2021, Standard Bank in partnership with Giving Wings launched the Basali Development Programme. The name Basali (pronounced Basadi) is derived from Southern Sotho which means ‘women’. Each year we travel a journey of business development with female entrepreneurs
Published: 24 Nov 2023 Type: Internship Study in: South Africa Deadline: 30 Nov 2023
The Christopher Kolade Foundation SHE Soars Scholarship Program provides need-based financial sponsorship and mentorship to female graduates of public secondary schools in Nigeria who have secured admission into a Nigerian public university.SHE Soars launched in 2019 with five SHE Soars Scholars ben
Published: 23 Nov 2023 Type: Undergraduate Study in: Nigeria Deadline: 13 Dec 2023
The Feminist Economics School brings together 20-30 early career scholars, practitioners, activists, and politicians who are engaged in research and activity relating to feminist economics concerns but have had little or no formal access to feminist economics training. Participants will obtain a fou
Published: 23 Nov 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 23 Dec 2023
Applications are now open for the Standard Chartered Women in Technology Incubator, Africa’s leading incubator programme for female-led and founded businesses.
Published: 15 Apr 2024 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Zambia Deadline: 12 Jan 2024
CyberGirls Fellowship is a free 1-year fellowship program that equips girls and women aged 18-28 years old with globally sought-after cybersecurity skills, positioning them to start a career in cybersecurity and helping them to seize decent work opportunities within Africa and across the
Published: 21 Nov 2023 Type: Training Deadline: 11 Dec 2023
As a female-owned business, we understand the challenges entrepreneurs face when scaling their businesses. That’s why we’ve partnered with leading fintech powerhouse, Flutterwave, to give female entrepreneurs who own small and medium-sized businesses across Nigeria the opportunity to get
Published: 16 Nov 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: 17 Nov 2023
The Bayreuth International Graduate School of African Studies, BIGSAS, invites outstanding African women scholars based on the continent to join an international community of early career researchers working in the field of African Studies. BIGSAS provides a centre for creative and innovative d
Published: 03 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Deadline: 31 Dec 2023
The Adara Foundation, a non-profit social enterprise in Nigeria, focuses on empowering women and advancing education in Africa. The Foundation shares Saïd Business School’s commitment to greater gender parity in education and supports our aim to foster a global MBA community with represen
Published: 02 Nov 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
MTN Uganda Limited, in partnership with MTN Mobile Money Uganda Limited, American Tower Company, UN Women, dfcu Bank, Innovation Village and National Social Security Fund (NSSF) HI Innovators is committed to launching Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) project. The purpose of this project is to emp
Published: 27 Oct 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Uganda Deadline: 01 Nov 2023
Launched in 2019, the Womenpreneur Pitch-a-ton programme is the first women-in-business support initiative of its kind in the industry offered by Access Bank’s W Initiative. The programme was designed to provide female owned businesses across Africa an opportunity to access finance, world-clas
Published: 25 Oct 2023 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Ghana Deadline: 29 Oct 2023
The Adara Foundation, a non-profit social enterprise in Nigeria, focuses on empowering women and advancing education in Africa. The Foundation shares Saïd Business School’s commitment to greater gender parity in education and supports our aim to foster a global MBA community with represen
Published: 24 Oct 2023 Type: Masters Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: Not Specified
The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa.
Published: 23 Oct 2023 Type: Contest Study in: Deadline: Not Specified