Anzisha Prize for Young African Entrepreneurs
Program(s) Topic: Innovations inwards ALL fields
Program Level: All levels
Provider: ALA, MasterCard Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Foundation
Country to Work in: South Africa
Scholarship Description
The Anzisha Prize, an initiatory of the African Leadership Academy (ALA) Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership inwards partnership amongst the MasterCard Foundation too the Louis Dreyfus Foundation, is searching for Africa’s side past times side transcend entrepreneurs.
The Anzisha Prize seeks to honour immature innovators who stimulate got developed too implemented innovative solutions to line of piece of work organisation or social challenges facing their communities. The amount of $75,000 USD volition last awarded to winners.
The Anzisha Prize is funded past times a generous grant from the MasterCard Foundation too the Louis Dreyfus Foundation.
Eligibility
To last eligible:
To last selected, applicants volition last judged on the next criteria:
Citizens of ALL African countries
Fields of work
Innovations (businesses, projects, inventions, etc) inwards ALL FIELDS of written report volition last considered - including scientific discipline too technology, civil society, arts too culture, sports, etc.
Number of awards
Twelve (12) finalists volition last selected from across Africa. (In the previous editions, 15 (15) finalists used to last selected.)
Sponsorship duration
H5N1 week-long entrepreneurship workshop too conference
Scholarship benefits
Twelve finalists from across Africa win an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa to last business office of a week-long entrepreneurship workshop too conference at the ALA campus on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Each of the 12 finalists have a $7,500 USD companionship bundle amongst ALA’s Youth Entrepreneur Support Unit (YES-U) which includes the Anzisha Week bootcamp, mentorship too consulting services, locomote opportunities, networking opportunities too line of piece of work organisation equipment.
Prize winners, selected from these finalists, part prizes worth $75,000 USD -- the Grand Prize Winner receives $25,000 USD; 1st Runner-up receives $15,000 USD; 2d Runner-up receives $12,500 USD; too the remaining nine finalists volition have $2,500 USD each. There is additional investment of $8 000/ $10 000 inwards each fellow.
In addition, a $25,000 USD prize category has been created to vantage surgical operation of Anzisha Fellows i time they are inwards the fellowship, recognising entrepreneurs who stimulate got extracted the most value from Anzisha programme to date.
Anzisha Fellows are supported for life every bit business office of African Leadership Academy’s approach to youth development. Winning the prize is but the outset step. Thereafter, mentorship, consulting too community gatherings decease business office of the boyfriend sense inwards the years that follow every bit y'all too your venture grow from forcefulness the strength.
The Anzisha Fellow programme volition assist y'all decease the best y'all tin be!
ANZISHA PRIZE PACK
Apply past times the 31st of March too win the Anzisha Prize Pack!
Early applicants names volition last pose into a drawing for the Anzisha Prize Pack. ALA volition likewise showcase the selected applicant on its Facebook page to celebrate their go every bit a youth entrepreneur.
Method of Application
Are y'all ready!? Are y'all the side past times side Anzisha Fellow!? Then submit your application. Before y'all begin, brand certain y'all are eligible to instruct inwards into this competition. You may submit your application ONLINE on the official website. Note that y'all tin save your application at whatever stage, too furnish later to consummate the questions. If y'all ask help, e-mail us on prize@anzishaprize.org.
It is of import to see the official website (link to it is below) for consummate too ddetailed data on how to apply for this award.
DEADLINE:
Semi-finalists volition last chosen on a rolling admissions basis, too then instruct your application inwards early! If y'all stimulate got a real strong application, ALA could last visiting y'all real soon!
Early Bird applications volition last reviewed on 15 March 2016, piece Application Deadline is on 15 Apr 2016. NOTE: Apply past times the 31st of March too win the Anzisha Prize Pack!
PLEASE NOTE:
You are strongly encouraged to submit your application every bit presently every bit possible. ALA cannot evaluate applications that instruct inwards after the deadline.
Finalists volition last announced inwards September 2016. And the Prize Week too Awards ceremony volition accept house inwards Nov 2016.
If y'all stimulate got questions close the Prize, your eligibility, or the application process, contact the organizers inwards whatever of the ways described on the official website eg via social media or e-mail (see official website via link below for to a greater extent than information).
All around us, immature people are addressing pressing issues inwards creative ways, resulting inwards a brighter time to come for their communities.
The Anzisha Prize celebrates their initiatory too seeks to encourage others to follow inwards their footsteps – creating a drive of immature entrepreneurs who volition shape the 21st century.
Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2016
Open to International Applicants: Yes (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information too Application
Related: Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship for Africa-based Entrepreneurs
Program(s) Topic: Innovations inwards ALL fields
Program Level: All levels
Provider: ALA, MasterCard Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Foundation
Country to Work in: South Africa
Scholarship Description
The Anzisha Prize, an initiatory of the African Leadership Academy (ALA) Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership inwards partnership amongst the MasterCard Foundation too the Louis Dreyfus Foundation, is searching for Africa’s side past times side transcend entrepreneurs.
The Anzisha Prize seeks to honour immature innovators who stimulate got developed too implemented innovative solutions to line of piece of work organisation or social challenges facing their communities. The amount of $75,000 USD volition last awarded to winners.
The Anzisha Prize is funded past times a generous grant from the MasterCard Foundation too the Louis Dreyfus Foundation.
Eligibility
To last eligible:
- You must last betwixt 15 too 22 years sometime amongst an ID document or Passport to introduce every bit evidence. Anyone born earlier Apr 16, 1994 or after Apr 16, 2001 volition non last considered.
- You must last a national of an African solid set down amongst a line of piece of work organisation based inwards Africa for African customers/ beneficiaries.
- Your line of piece of work organisation must last upwardly too running. The Anzisha Prize is non for bully ideas or line of piece of work organisation plans – y'all must stimulate got already started, too last able to test it! You stimulate got fourth dimension to instruct started forthwith too stimulate got tangible results to part earlier applications open.
- Your business, innovation or social projection tin last inwards whatever plain or manufacture (science too technology, civil society, arts too culture, sports, etc.). Any variety of venture is welcome to apply.
- Individuals who apply must last i of the founding members of a line of piece of work organisation (for example, 2 or iii co-founders who started a line of piece of work organisation together). One someone tin apply for the Prize, on behalf of the team.
To last selected, applicants volition last judged on the next criteria:
- Relevance: Has the immature entrepreneur identified a clear line of piece of work organisation chance or social ask inwards Africa?
- Effectiveness: Does the venture created past times the immature entrepreneur effectively response to this relevant ask or opportunity?
- Jobs Impact: Has the venture created whatever jobs to appointment too does it stimulate got the potential to practise to a greater extent than jobs amongst back upwardly from Anzisha?
- Scalability: If the venture is a for-profit business, does it already earn revenues too does it stimulate got potential growth revenues amongst the back upwardly of Anzisha? If the venture is a not-for-profit enterprise, does it already arrive at beneficiaries too does it stimulate got the potential to arrive at many to a greater extent than beneficiaries amongst back upwardly from Anzisha?
- Leadership Potential: Does the immature entrepreneur stimulate got clearly demonstrated leadership potential too an mightiness to inspire others? Can this potential last accelerated past times existence business office of the African Leadership Academy community?
Citizens of ALL African countries
Fields of work
Innovations (businesses, projects, inventions, etc) inwards ALL FIELDS of written report volition last considered - including scientific discipline too technology, civil society, arts too culture, sports, etc.
Number of awards
Twelve (12) finalists volition last selected from across Africa. (In the previous editions, 15 (15) finalists used to last selected.)
Sponsorship duration
H5N1 week-long entrepreneurship workshop too conference
Scholarship benefits
Twelve finalists from across Africa win an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa to last business office of a week-long entrepreneurship workshop too conference at the ALA campus on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
Each of the 12 finalists have a $7,500 USD companionship bundle amongst ALA’s Youth Entrepreneur Support Unit (YES-U) which includes the Anzisha Week bootcamp, mentorship too consulting services, locomote opportunities, networking opportunities too line of piece of work organisation equipment.
Prize winners, selected from these finalists, part prizes worth $75,000 USD -- the Grand Prize Winner receives $25,000 USD; 1st Runner-up receives $15,000 USD; 2d Runner-up receives $12,500 USD; too the remaining nine finalists volition have $2,500 USD each. There is additional investment of $8 000/ $10 000 inwards each fellow.
In addition, a $25,000 USD prize category has been created to vantage surgical operation of Anzisha Fellows i time they are inwards the fellowship, recognising entrepreneurs who stimulate got extracted the most value from Anzisha programme to date.
Anzisha Fellows are supported for life every bit business office of African Leadership Academy’s approach to youth development. Winning the prize is but the outset step. Thereafter, mentorship, consulting too community gatherings decease business office of the boyfriend sense inwards the years that follow every bit y'all too your venture grow from forcefulness the strength.
The Anzisha Fellow programme volition assist y'all decease the best y'all tin be!
ANZISHA PRIZE PACK
Apply past times the 31st of March too win the Anzisha Prize Pack!
Early applicants names volition last pose into a drawing for the Anzisha Prize Pack. ALA volition likewise showcase the selected applicant on its Facebook page to celebrate their go every bit a youth entrepreneur.
Method of Application
Are y'all ready!? Are y'all the side past times side Anzisha Fellow!? Then submit your application. Before y'all begin, brand certain y'all are eligible to instruct inwards into this competition. You may submit your application ONLINE on the official website. Note that y'all tin save your application at whatever stage, too furnish later to consummate the questions. If y'all ask help, e-mail us on prize@anzishaprize.org.
It is of import to see the official website (link to it is below) for consummate too ddetailed data on how to apply for this award.
DEADLINE:
Semi-finalists volition last chosen on a rolling admissions basis, too then instruct your application inwards early! If y'all stimulate got a real strong application, ALA could last visiting y'all real soon!
Early Bird applications volition last reviewed on 15 March 2016, piece Application Deadline is on 15 Apr 2016. NOTE: Apply past times the 31st of March too win the Anzisha Prize Pack!
PLEASE NOTE:
You are strongly encouraged to submit your application every bit presently every bit possible. ALA cannot evaluate applications that instruct inwards after the deadline.
Finalists volition last announced inwards September 2016. And the Prize Week too Awards ceremony volition accept house inwards Nov 2016.
If y'all stimulate got questions close the Prize, your eligibility, or the application process, contact the organizers inwards whatever of the ways described on the official website eg via social media or e-mail (see official website via link below for to a greater extent than information).
All around us, immature people are addressing pressing issues inwards creative ways, resulting inwards a brighter time to come for their communities.
The Anzisha Prize celebrates their initiatory too seeks to encourage others to follow inwards their footsteps – creating a drive of immature entrepreneurs who volition shape the 21st century.
Application Deadline: 15 Apr 2016
Open to International Applicants: Yes (ONLY Africans)
More Scholarship Information too Application
Related: Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship for Africa-based Entrepreneurs
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