2025 Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant (TEF) and Mentorship Program

Apply for the 2025 Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant (TEF) and Mentorship Program!

Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant is Open to all entrepreneurs across Africa with business ideas or existing businesses.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Grant aims to empower young Africans by providing $5,000 each to both women and men. This initiative seeks to catalyze economic growth, drive poverty eradication, and ensure job creation across the African continent.

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Summary :

• Eligible Country: Nigeria
• Category: Grant
• Rewards: $5,000 | Mentorship

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Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Details:

TThe Tony Elumelu Foundation is the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs, driving poverty eradication, catalysing job creation across all 54 African countries, and increasing women economic empowerment.

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Grant is a $5m fund which provides access to funding, market opportunities, knowledge enhancement, and technical training for women entrepreneurs in Africa.

For the 2025 round of application, the following programmes will be/are open(ed):

1. TEF Flagship Entrepreneurship Programme: Open to all entrepreneurs across Africa with business ideas or existing businesses. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
2. IYBA-WE4A Entrepreneurship Programme: Open exclusively to women entrepreneurs with green business ideas or existing green businesses in Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, and Togo. Applicants must be at least 18 years old.
3. Aguka Ideation Programme: Open to Rwandan entrepreneurs with businesses in the idea stage and aged 18-30.
4. BeGreen Africa Programme: This programme is open to entrepreneurs with green businesses in Nigeria, Senegal, and South Africa, as well as waste management businesses specifically in Kenya. Applicants must be between 18 and 35 years old.

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Requirement:

To be considered forTony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Grant:

• Be African entrepreneurs with startups or business concepts poised for growth.
• Applicants must also be at least 18 years of age.
• Have a business idea or a running business.

Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Rewards:

• Non-refundable seed funding of $5,000
• A world-class business training for 12 weeks
• Access to TEF Alumni network with over 15,000 entrepreneurs across’ Africa
• Mentoring and networking opportunities via Africa’s largest digital platform for entrepreneurs, TEFConnect.net.

How to Apply for Tony Elumelu Foundation Grant

To apply for the Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship, interested and qualified candidates should;

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Application Deadline: February 28, 2025

Frequent Asked Questions (FAQs)

Question 1: Can I apply to more than one Entrepreneurship programme?

Answer 1: No, applicants are advised to apply to only one programme. We encourage you to carefully review the programme descriptions and select the one that best suits your entrepreneurial and business goals.

Question 2: How do I know which programme is right for me?

Answer 2: We recommend reviewing the programme descriptions to determine which one aligns best with your business stage, demographic, and focus area.

Question 3: Is there a registration fee to be paid before TEF Application?

Answer 3: The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme application is online, and it is FREE!

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