Call For Applications: Halcyon Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship 2025 ($10K AWS Credits + $5K stipend)
The program will bring together entrepreneurs from across Africa, empowering them to address climate resilience and food security. Founders will receive expert training, critical resources to accelerate their ventures, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, DC, and a one-week in-person residency in Nairobi, Kenya.
Solutions targeting climate resilience and food security across Africa, including but not limited to:
- Climate-smart agriculture and food systems
- WaterTech
- Blue economy
- Renewable energy
- Green building
- Climate data
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Program Structure
- The cohort is selected of up to 10 ventures based in and/or serving any African country or countries.
- Ventures receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, investment readiness, and leadership.
- The program is delivered through:
- A virtual kickoff meeting
- A one-week residency in Nairobi, Kenya
- Monthly virtual meetings
- A one-week residency in Washington, DC
Eligibility
They are looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to climate resilience and food security across Africa.
- Must have your venture based in and/or serving any African country or countries
- Must have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that has the potential to scale. Must be working on your venture full-time.
- Team:
- May apply with up to one co-founder
- Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
- Must be fluent in English
- Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
- Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions
- Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs
In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.
Benefits
Selected fellows will receive the following:
- $10K in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits
- $5K stipend per venture
- Professional advisors
- Workshops with experts in leadership development, investment readiness, and product-market fit
- Networking opportunities in Washington, DC and Nairobi, Kenya to meet investors and diverse stakeholders
- A global community of 500+ impact-driven entrepreneurs
- And more
Deadline: October 11, 2024
