WomHub 2021-2022 Africa Innovation Fellowship for African Women

Published: 08 Oct 2021

Applications are invited from suitably qualified African women who are passionate about STEM innovation for the Africa Innovation Fellowship at WomHub to develop women entrepreneurs.

Since 2019, the Africa Innovation Fellowship has been supporting women-owned STEM innovations across sub-Saharan Africa. Africa Innovation Fellowship 2021 is a six-month leadership and business development opportunity for women African innovators with an early-stage engineering innovation or start up.
Africa Innovation Fellowship (AIF) kicks off in November 2021 with virtual sessions focused on idea and business incubation, leadership development and networking. Followed by five months of personalised virtual support with regular check-ins and milestones, ending in April 2022.

WomHub Africa Innovation Fellowship

Application Deadline	October 15, 2021
Funding Type	Fully Funded
Type	Fellowship
Sponsor	WomHub
Gender	Women

Benefits of WomHub Africa Innovation Fellowship

• Business development through personal growth and increased commercial insights.
• Exposure to investors in the African landscape.
• Interaction with fellow innovators across Africa.
• Access to one-on-one mentorship and venture clinics with subject matter experts.

Requirements for WomHub Africa Innovation Fellowship

• Applicants must identify as women and serve as founders or co-founders.
• Individual applicants must be citizens of a country within sub-Saharan Africa. The main applicant must be a citizen of a country within Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Innovation must be based in a country in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Applicants must have a Science, Technology, Engineering or Manufacturing (STEM) innovation, though are not required to be an engineering graduate or student themselves.
• Must be over the age of 18 and no upper age limit.
• Applicant’s innovation can be any new product, technology, or service, based in STEM.
• Applicants should have an early-stage engineering innovation and/or startup.
• Applicants must be able to commit for the six month-long programme commencing in November 2021 to April 2022.

Selection Process

• Applications open: 28 September 2021
• Applications close: 15 October 2021
• Successful candidates notified: 1 November 2021
• Programme Commencement: 16 November 2021
• Programme Period: November 2021 to April 2022

Application Deadline

October 15, 2021

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to WomHub on accounts.google.com to apply