Searching for entrepreneurship scholarships 2026 or you are an African entrepreneur looking for entrepreneurship programme 2026 with opportunities to grow your business, this page provides you will available scholarships and opportunities for entrepreneurs.
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through its Centre for Youthand Sports Development (CDJS/ECOWAS), is implementing the ECOWAS YouthandWomen's Entrepreneurship Programme (EYWEP) with the technical and financial support of AUDA-NEPAD. As part of this programme, ECOWAS is
Published: 2026-07-10 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: July 16, 2026
The Global Citizen and PayPal Small Business Impact Awards were established to support business owners and founders who are driving real impact in their communities by demonstrating a deep commitment to equity and sustainability in their business practices. We are looking for creative small and medi
Published: 2026-06-25 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: July 19, 2026
The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition 2026 rewards Africa's most innovative young food and agribusiness entrepreneurs with funding, mentorship, and global visibility. The GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is one of Africa's leading platforms for youth-led agribusiness ventures,
Published: 2026-05-20 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: June 28, 2026
The ScaleUp Business Accelerator Program is Bet9ja Foundation’s flagship entrepreneurship program designed to identify, support and accelerate high-potential Nigerian SMEs and startups. Through non-dilutive grant funding, structured training, mentorship, and market access, the program equip
Published: 2026-04-01 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: April 30, 2026
Africa’s Business Heroes supports talented African entrepreneurs through its annual Prize competition. Each year, ten exceptional finalists are selected to receive a share of USD 1.5 million in grant funding, with the top winner receiving up to USD 300,000. Africa's Business Her
Published: 2026-03-31 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: April 28, 2026
The BIC Africa Online Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs from Tanzania and Zanzibar aims to support around 20 selected women entrepreneurs, wishing to scale their businesses. The programme will include: 4 online interactive training modules (each lasting 2 hours), on topics suc
Published: 2026-03-09 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: March 10, 2026
Powered by Google Hustle Academy, ADIEP is a free initiative designed to help 7,500 SMEs across Africa thrive in the digital economy by equipping them with future-ready business and digital skills.
Published: 2026-02-18 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: Not Specified
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The 2026 KPMG Female Founders in Africa Competition is delighted to invite applications from dynamic female entrepreneurs across the continent. In a world marked by ever-evolving global dynamics, we are seeking resilient and ambitious ventures - owned and led by women - across a diverse array of sec
Published: 2026-02-13 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: Not Specified
The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Dutch Enterprise Agency (RVO), partners with One Young World to offer an annual scholarship for young entrepreneurs and business leaders. The scholarship is designed to support promising changemakers who are building scalable solutions to sust
Published: 2026-01-23 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: South Africa Deadline: March 9, 2026
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Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation is a grant making organization established in 2016 to support local, national and regional non – profit organizations working to address challenges and associated vulnerabilities across the African Continent. ACT provide organizations with grants to
Published: 2026-01-20 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: January 30, 2026
SMEDAN announce that registration for the GROWHer Accelerator Program second cohort is now open! GrowHer is designed for women entrepreneurs who already run registered and operational businesses and are ready to grow. This programme does not support startups or unregistered bu
Published: 2026-01-14 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: January 16, 2026
TEF Flagship Entrepreneurship Programme is open to all entrepreneurs across Africa with business ideas or existing businesses. The foundation encourages applications from businesses leveraging AI as well as green businesses.
Published: 2025-12-30 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Deji Alli ARM Young Talent Award (DAAYTA) is now open for applications for the 2026 cohort. This prestigious award continues its mission to empower young Nigerian entrepreneurs with bold, socially meaningful ideas and to support them with real resources and mentorship. Established in honour o
Published: 2025-12-12 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: January 12, 2026
Are you a young South African entrepreneur ready to scale your hustle? The Youth Employment Service (YES) Entrepreneur Initiative offers funding, training, and business development support to help you move from earning to owning. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to grow your business
Published: 2025-10-28 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: November 21, 2025
Call for Applications - Digital for Youth-Led Enterprise: A Design Thinking Sprint for Young Innovators in Nigeria The Digital for Youth-Led Enterprise programme is a national 5-day in-person design thinking sprint taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 10–14 November 2025. It will b
Published: 2025-10-20 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Nigeria Deadline: October 26, 2025
The Business & Human Rights Accelerator is a six-month programme activating companies participating in the UN Global Compact across industries and regions. The objective is to help businesses swiftly move from commitment to action on human rights and labour rights through establishing an ongoing
Published: 2025-10-16 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: December 19, 2025
The 2025 Zenith Bank Startup Pitch Competition at the Zenith Bank Tech Fair is Africa’s stage for bold innovators shaping the future. This year, it highlights Generative AI, Agentic AI, and emerging technologies transforming industries across the continent. The program identifies, nurtures, an
Published: 2025-10-15 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: October 31, 2025
TrustLab is a three-year EU-funded project by DW Akademie, Code for Africa (CfA) and Siasa Place, designed to help frontline organisations respond to digital threats with practical, community-led solutions. Through the programme, participants will explore ways for frontline watchdog media to coll
Published: 2025-10-10 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: Kenya Deadline: October 24, 2025
The AUDA-NEPAD assisting African Member states to achieve this ambitious goal, AFR100 partners (AUDA-NEPAD, WRI & Fledge), launched an accelerator program called The Land Accelerator Africa program. The Land Accelerator is an accelerator program and curated network for entrepreneurs who re
Published: 2025-10-06 Type: Entrepreneurs Deadline: October 30, 2025
They are excited to invite Expressions of Interest for the new role of Entrepreneur-in-Residence to empower and inspire our student entrepreneurs. This part-time, flexible role is part of our commitment to inclusion, innovation, and representation in enterprise. They’re looking fo
Published: 2025-09-30 Type: Entrepreneurs Study in: United Kingdom Deadline: October 5, 2025
