Funding Opportunities at African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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  • • African Tech Startup Forum Market Access and Acceleration Program 2024

    • The African Tech Startup Forum is a Market Access and Acceleration Program designed to prepare, train, expose, and connect tech ventures with opportunities. The program takes place virtually and in-person, aiming to showcase the exceptional tech innovations emerging from Africa and pr ... read more and apply
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  • • Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) YouthADAPT Challenge 2023

    • The African Development Bank Group and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) are jointly implementing a strategic partnership program, the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP), aimed at mobilizing $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa. The ... read more and apply
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  • • AfDB 2023 Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)

    • The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) is a multi-donor Special Fund managed by the African Development Bank. It provides catalytic finance to unlock private sector investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency. SEFA offers technical assistance and concessional finance instrum ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank (AfDB) 2023 Virtual Internship for African Students

    • Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 81 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries).  The Bank’s development agenda i ... read more and apply
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  • • AFDB 2023 Fashionomics Africa Contest for African Entrepreneurs ( USD $10,000 prize)

    • Fashionomics Africa, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme, Parsons School of Design, strategic consulting and communications agency BPCM, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, invite interested African fashion brands to apply to the sus ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank (AfDB) 2023 AFAWA Initiative

    • The African Development Bank Group’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) initiative is launching its second call for proposals for the Women Entrepreneurship Enablers program, targeting women's business associations, incubators, accelerators, women-led cooperatives, and ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank 2022 AgriPitch Competition for Entrepreneurs Worldwide

    • The aim of the 2022 AgriPitch Competition is to support agripreneurs by focusing on building the bankability of their businesses and ensuring that they are pitch ready for potential investors. Entrepreneurs will be coached and mentored in an interactive and tailored two-week training to review, p ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank Group (AfDB) 2022 Virtual Internship Program (Session II)

    • African Development Bank Group (AfDB) – Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank (AfDB) 2022 Virtual Internship Program for young Africans

    • Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 81 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries).   In order to sharply focus th ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank (AfDB) 2022 Fashionomics Africa Contest ($6,000 cash in prizes)

    • Applications are open for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Fashionomics Africa Contest 2022. The African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa initiative’s second online competition is offering $6,000 total in cash prizes, mentoring, new branding packages and other support for winning Africa ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank (AfDB) 2022 Innovation Lab ESO360 Program

    • Are you running a business incubator, accelerator or fund that supports businesses to start up and grow? Are you interested in growing your entrepreneurship support organization to the next level? Do you want to boost the quality of your programs, engage more effectively with your community, and sus ... read more and apply
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  • • African Development Bank (AfDB) 2021-2022 Coding for Employment Program 2021 (Stipend available)

    • Applications are open for the African Development Bank (AfDB) Coding for Employment Program 2021. The AfDB Coding for Employment program will train over 500 digital ambassadors to lead a peer-to-peer training model set to expand digital skills to more African youth, especially in rural communit ... read more and apply
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  • • AfDB Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) 2021-2022 Program For Young Africans

    • The Japan Africa Dream Scholarship (JADS) Program is a capacity building project by the AfDB and Japan which was initiated in 2017 with the aim of providing two-year scholarship awards to highly achieving African graduate students to enable them to undergo post-graduate studies (i.e. a two-year Mast ... read more and apply