The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) will begin accepting applications for the 2020 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme on 1 January, 2020. The programme is open to entrepreneurs from across Africa, either with new startup ideas or existing businesses of less than three years existence, operating in any sector.
The Programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and fund 10,000 young African entrepreneurs.
Successful applicants will join the over 9,000 current beneficiaries, from 54 African countries, and receive business training, mentoring, a non-refundable $5,000 of seed capital and global networking opportunities. Last year, the Foundation received about 216,000 applications, with 42 per cent coming from women entrepreneurs, from every country on the continent.
According to the Foundation’s 2018 Impact Report, 70 per cent of the total number of businesses in its alumni network were still operational two years after benefitting from the programme. The report also identified an increase of 189 per cent revenue generated and 197 per cent increase in the number of additional jobs created by beneficiaries post-graduation, as well as a 100 per cent commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.
For more on the programme visit: tonyelumelufoundation.org
Comments (4)
I am a PhD scholar in Railway Infrastructure Engineering, looking for funding. Could I apply to Elumelu Foundation?
Your effort really help Africans most especiall we Nigearians , if i gets this opportunity i will make sure i over use it . Thanks for your support toward the achievement of Africans . We really appreciate it.
Your effort really help Africans most especiall we Nigearians , if i gets this opportunity i will make sure i over use it . Thanks for your support toward the achievement of Africans .
Olá bom dia sou Wilder Bragança natural de São Tomé tenho 30 anos e sou casado formado em empreendedorismo social implementado por PNUD . A vossa iniciativa é boa , porque tem muitas pessoas com boas idéias de renovação mais por não ter o recurso financeiro as idéias acabam de ficar somente nos papéis . Más já com esse projeto podemos participar e quem sabe podemos ser beneficiado.