Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship Application

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Apply for the Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact. This program brings together founders from across Sub-Saharan Africa, empowering them to address climate challenges through Renewable Energy, Green Building, Climate Data, Agriculture, WaterTech, and Blue Economy solutions. Gain expert training, critical resources to accelerate your venture, a one-week in-person residency in Washington, DC, and a one-week in-person residency in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship is run with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. State Department.

Focus Sectors

Solutions addressing climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience including but not limited to:

Renewable Energy Generation and Storage
Green Building Technologies
Climate Data and Analytics
Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems
WaterTech
Blue Economy

Program Structure

Cohort of up to 10 ventures founded by entrepreneurs from across Sub-Saharan Africa, working in the climate space. Ventures receive training in Halcyon’s methodology on product-market fit, investment readiness, and leadership.

Program is delivered through:

One virtual kickoff meeting
A one week residency in DC
Monthly virtual meetings
A one week residency in Nairobi

Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship Eligibility

We’re looking for (for-profit) startups that are building scalable solutions that are tackling challenges related to Climate change.

Location: Must have your venture based in and/or serving Sub-Saharan Africa
Stage: Must have a Minimum Viable Product that has the potential to scale
Team:
- 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: Must be able to participate in all activities and programming sessions
Impact: Must be developing a product and venture which contributes towards 1 or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs
In addition to eligibility, Halcyon scores each application based on 4 criteria: Impact, Scalability, Innovation, and Talent.

Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship Benefits

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

A $5,000 USD per venture equity-free stipend to use toward travel expenses to attend the residencies
One week long residency at Halcyon’s facilities in Georgetown, Washington, DC
One week long residency in Nairobi with a culminating event featuring pitches from each venture and connections to investors, advisors, and media
Bespoke training on:
- Product-market fit
- Investment readiness
- Leadership
Skills development and mentorship
Honing storytelling and pitching
Connections to relevant impact investors
$10,000 USD in Amazon Cloud credits
A worldwide community of over 450 impact driven entrepreneurs

Application Timeline

March 22, 2024: Application closes
May/June 2024: Finalists invited to Virtual Pitch with Selection Committee
June 2024: Selected fellows will be notified

How to Apply

Click here to apply for Halcyon Africa Climate Fellowship

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