US$30,000–US$100,000 grants for women impact founders
A global fellowship and grant programme with dedicated African regional categories for women-owned, women-led impact businesses.
Use when
A woman-led impact company has meaningful revenue, a team of at least five and evidence that impact grows with the business.
Skip when
The venture is nonprofit, pre-revenue/below US$50k, a sole proprietorship, a franchise, or outside the team/fundraising limits.
Status (20 Aug 2026): applications for the 2027 edition closed on 16 June 2026; monitor the next edition. Each region awards US$100k, US$60k and US$30k to first, second and third place. Africa has Francophone Sub-Saharan, Anglophone/Lusophone and Middle East/North Africa categories. The for-profit business must generate US$50k–US$5m annual revenue, employ 5–250 people, have raised no more than US$2m dilutive funding, and be founded, majority-owned and led by the woman applicant.
Equity-free acceleration plus up to $500,000 follow-on in Morocco
Kigali's venture studio and early-stage investor
Mini-MBA and seed prizes for Cameroonian women entrepreneurs
