Deadline: 04 December, 2023
Queen’s University, Canada, has announced a call for applications for the 2024 Jim Leech Mastercard Foundation Fellowship on Entrepreneurship.
The eight-month fellowship is designed to develop the exceptional entrepreneurial skillset and mindset of leaders to drive social and financial impact.
Benefits
- Fellows will receive a stipend of $500 CAD
- Opportunities to pitch for prizes of up to $15,000 CAD in the pitch competition at the end of the programme
- Opportunities to travel to the Dunin-Deshpande Queen’s Innovation Centre to build lasting connections
- Liaise with mentors and speakers leading innovation and entrepreneurship in North America
- Access a global network of Queen’s entrepreneurial alumni
- Join a cohort of thousands of like-minded students and recent grads from across Africa
- Fellows are matched to industry leaders and entrepreneurs in the final phase of the programme
- Live workshops on marketing, goal setting, and recruiting are held throughout the programme
- Earn micro-credentials on entrepreneurship awarded by Queen’s University for successful completion of the courses
Eligibility
- Open to students and recent graduates from all academic disciplines and any African post-secondary institution
- Participants must be committed to developing their entrepreneurial mindset and taking advantage of the resources provided to develop their own enterprises
To apply and for more information, click here.
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