Halcyon MENA Fellowship 2024 for Startups ($5,000 stipend) | APPPLY NOW

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Halcyon MENA Fellowship 2024

About Halcyon MENA Fellowship 2024

Join the movement for impact across the Middle East and North Africa through the MENA Fellowship. This program features two dynamic residencies, AWS cloud credits, mentorship, and a $5,000 USD stipend. Harness the power of cross-regional collaboration as you build the future of Health, Climate, and EquityTech.

Program Details

  • Cohort of up to 10 venturesย from across the MENA Region receive training in Halcyonโ€™s methodology on business fundamentals, leadership, investment readiness, and impact
  • Program is delivered in hybrid modality with participants engaging in both virtual and in-person sessions:
    • 1 Virtual Program Kickoff Meeting
    • 4 Virtual Program Meeting Days
    • 1 week in-person residency in Washington, DC
    • 1 week in-person residency in the MENA Region (specific country to be announced)

Benefit

Each program includes specific benefits to fellows. Fellows accepted into this program will receive the following:

  • $10,000 USD in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing credits
  • Additional technical support from Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Access to a world-class network of mentors and advisors
  • Bespoke training on:
    • Business fundamentals
    • Investment readiness
    • Impact definition and measurement
    • Leadership
  • World-wide community of impact-driven entrepreneurs
  • Workshops with legal experts
  • $5,000 USD equity-free travel stipend per venture

Eligibility

Weโ€™re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to Health, Climate, or EquityTech in the Middle East & North Africa.

  • Location:ย Must have operations in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), or Yemen
  • Stage:ย Must have a Minimum Viable Product that has the potential to scale
  • Team:ย 
    • May apply with up to one co-founder
    • Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power
    • Must be fluent in English
    • Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program
  • Program Engagement:ย Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions
  • Impact:ย Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UNโ€™s 17 SDGs

In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.

Halcyon MENA Fellowship 2024 Application

For those interested in Halcyon MENA Fellowship 2024. Open this linkย to start the application process.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 20 October 2023.

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