$100,000 over 18 months for early-stage social entrepreneurs
A global fellowship for individual founders of idea-stage and early-stage social ventures, providing a stipend plus capacity-building support.
Use when
You are the original founder of a social venture, can commit full time, and want funding before your entity exists.
Skip when
You want to apply jointly with a co-founder - only one named individual can be the Fellow - or you cannot go full time.
Status (8 Sep 2026): the 2026 cycle is closed and the 2027 cycle is not yet announced; the previous cycle opened in September and closed in early October, so check the apply page weekly through autumn. Award: US$100,000 paid over 18 months - note that for-profit and hybrid applicants receive it as a recoverable (repayable) grant. No US basis, citizenship or registered entity required, and idea-phase organisations are eligible.
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
