CALL FOR PROPOSALS: EIT Climate-KIC Inclusive Climate Entrepreneurship 2024-2025 (Up to EUR 20,000 Funding)

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Applications are open for EIT Climate-KIC Inclusive Climate Entrepreneurship 2024-2025. The call for proposals aims to foster inclusive climate entrepreneurship by supporting organizations in selected countries to attract and empower diverse entrepreneurs.

At-risk communities are groups or individuals who already experience inequality, which is exacerbated by climate-related risks. This includes women, gender minorities, children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ people, members of minority groups, indigenous peoples, refugees, migrants, people living in extreme poverty.

The goal is to enhance the participation of at-risk communities, facilitate the development of innovative climate solutions, and support minority-led teams in launching successful start-ups. This initiative seeks to drive systemic change in the climate innovation sector, ensuring that solutions are equitable and inclusive, ultimately contributing to climate justice.

Inclusive Climate Entrepreneurship Benefits

There is an available grant size between EUR 10,000 and 20,000 per partner organization. Activities must be implemented between October/November 2024 and May 2025.
Grants will vary and are dependent on the capacity of the partner to deliver the outcomes and feasibility of the proposal.

Criteria For Eligibility

Location: Applicants must be legally registered entities based in one of the following eligible countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Colombia, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam.
Type of organisation: your organisation must currently provide support to entrepreneurs, start-ups or non-profit organisations working to build climate solutions.
Alignment with objectives: Your organisation should be committed to integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion into climate entrepreneurship and innovation efforts and is able to demonstrate that it is actively incorporating DEI principles in activities or programmes.
Proven track record: Applicants should have prior experience working with diverse local actors and ecosystems to deliver their activities. They should also be part of (or in contact with) a network of entrepreneurs or organisations who work with minority or at-risk communities.