Call for Application:
Social Innovators Programme
Program(s) Offered: Ideas, Initiatives
Program Level: Training, Fellowship
Provider: LEAP Africa
Country to Work in: Nigeria
Scholarship Description
LEAP (Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism) Africa in addition to Union Bank has partnered to develop the SIP 2017 to strengthen in addition to advance youth-led alter initiatives in addition to entrepreneurship inward Nigeria through preparation in addition to collaborative partnerships that heighten the sustainability in addition to overall acquit on of these alter initiatives.
LEAP’s Social Innovators Programme (SIP) supports creative immature Nigerians (Ages xviii – 35) with ideas in addition to initiatives that proposition effective solutions to identified challenges inward local communities across the country. These social innovators are highly innovative immature Nigerians who are championing social enterprises in addition to improving the lives of community members across Nigeria.
The Social Innovators Programme (SIP) is a one-year society which supports talented immature social innovators – youth change-makers – whose ideas in addition to initiatives make from inventing of security H2O recycling machines, run of ICT to curb maternal mortality, innovative run of technology scientific discipline to amend nutrient storage for rural farmers, rural economical empowerment through waste materials recycling alongside others.
Eligibility
Candidates must run into the next requirements to hold out considered for the SIP Fellowship:
Social Innovators Programme
Program(s) Offered: Ideas, Initiatives
Program Level: Training, Fellowship
Provider: LEAP Africa
Country to Work in: Nigeria
Scholarship Description
LEAP (Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism) Africa in addition to Union Bank has partnered to develop the SIP 2017 to strengthen in addition to advance youth-led alter initiatives in addition to entrepreneurship inward Nigeria through preparation in addition to collaborative partnerships that heighten the sustainability in addition to overall acquit on of these alter initiatives.
LEAP’s Social Innovators Programme (SIP) supports creative immature Nigerians (Ages xviii – 35) with ideas in addition to initiatives that proposition effective solutions to identified challenges inward local communities across the country. These social innovators are highly innovative immature Nigerians who are championing social enterprises in addition to improving the lives of community members across Nigeria.
The Social Innovators Programme (SIP) is a one-year society which supports talented immature social innovators – youth change-makers – whose ideas in addition to initiatives make from inventing of security H2O recycling machines, run of ICT to curb maternal mortality, innovative run of technology scientific discipline to amend nutrient storage for rural farmers, rural economical empowerment through waste materials recycling alongside others.
Eligibility
Candidates must run into the next requirements to hold out considered for the SIP Fellowship:
- Applicants must hold out Nigerians resident inward Nigeria
- Applicants must hold out betwixt ages xviii – 35 years
- Applicants must hold out Initiators/ Cofounders of the named project/venture/enterprise/ Foundation
- Social corporation must hold out creative, innovative & replicable
- Social corporation must hold out contributing positively to acquit on local communities in addition to lives of Nigerians inward unlike sectors (E.g Health, Agriculture, Education, ICT etc.)
- Applicants must hold out Able to demo proof of piece of work done in addition to acquit on beyond 12 months prior to engagement of application for the awards. (Initiative must hold out a minimum of 2 twelvemonth inward existence)
- Applicants must found commitment to sustaining the first beyond Fellowship year
Citizens of African countries
Participating Institutions
Any named project, venture, corporation and/or Foundation
Fields of work
The plan accepts solutions from all areas every bit long every bit it’s innovative, solves a occupation in addition to addresses major issues inward Nigeria.
Initiatives encompass many aspects of society, such every bit Agriculture, Business in addition to Economic Development, Education, Science in addition to Technology, Health, Law in addition to Human Rights, alongside others.
Number of awards
Top xx social innovators volition hold out notified
Sponsorship duration
This is a 1 twelvemonth society programme
Scholarship benefits
During the society period, selected immature leaders are equipped with the personal in addition to organizational leadership skills, networking support, in addition to advocacy needed to strengthen in addition to expand the attain in addition to depth of their projects inside their target communities.
They have training, funding, in addition to professional person network back upward required to strengthen their existing initiatives in addition to heighten their acquit on in addition to sustainability.
These fellows likewise bring together IYF’s global YouthActionNet® community of over 1,100 immature social innovators beingness supported yesteryear 21 national in addition to regional institutes similar the Social Innovators Programme (SIP).
Method of Application
Applications must hold out done online. Candidates may use via the online Fellowship Application Form here. The meridian xx social innovators volition hold out notified via e-mail in addition to text message i time the alternative has taken place.
It is of import to see the official webpage (link to it is below) for consummate information.
DEADLINES:
The final engagement to use is Sunday, July 16th, 12:00 midnight GMT +1
PLEASE NOTE:
LEAP (Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability & Professionalism) Africa is a nonprofit organization, founded yesteryear Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (MFR) inward 2002. We are committed to developing dynamic, innovative in addition to principled African leaders.
Application Deadline: xvi July 2017
Open to International Applicants: No (ONLY Nigerians)
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