Halcyon Food & Agtech in Africa Intensive Fellowship 2023 ($5,000 stipend)

The Halcyon Food & Agtech in Africa Intensive Fellowship 2023 is now accepting applications.
Halcyon Fellowships provide impact-driven entrepreneurs at the MVP stage with training in Investment Readiness, Business Basics, Impact, and Leadership in order to generate scalable, long-term impact.
Halcyon’s Africa fellowship is meant for entrepreneurs with creative ideas that will enhance farmers’ livelihoods while boosting access to decent food for the most disadvantaged. This fellowship focuses on businesses that are disrupting the food and agricultural industries.

Fellows will benefit from a variety of programs, access to advisers and mentors, and more thanks to their partners at Amazon Web Services, S&R Evermay, and HR Sage. The programming will be offered in a hybrid format, including three virtual meetings, a one-week in-person residency at Halcyon, and a one-week  in-person residency in Nairobi.

Benefits:

• 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
• Free workshops focused on investment readiness training and connections with relevant
  impact investors
• Honing storytelling and pitching
• Access to pro bono legal support, skills development, and mentorship
  $25,000 USD in Amazon Cloud credits
• Join a community of over 300 impact driven entrepreneurs

Eligibility:

To be eligible for this fellowship, you:

• Must live in and/or have your venture based in any African Union country.
• Applicant must be the CEO and/or hold primary decision-making power in the growth and
  strategic vision for the venture’s development and management.
• Must be able to make a full-time commitment to work on the venture during the residency
  phases (August 21-25, 2023 in DC and November 13-17, 2023 in Nairobi).
• Must be able to attend monthly meetings and residency programming in-person in
  Washington, DC and Nairobi.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Must be at least 21 years of age by the start of the program.
• May apply on your own or with up to one Co-Founder who meets the above eligibility
  requirements.
• Must be willing to contribute to the growth and development of Halcyon’s fellow
  community.

To be eligible for this fellowship, your venture:

• Must be an original idea of the applicant(s).
• Your venture must be in the food and/or agriculture sectors.
• Must be at Minimal Viable Product (MVP) stage.
• Must be an independent or autonomous venture that is not under the direction of an
  existing organization.
• Must have plans for a sustainable business model to generate revenue by selling a core
  product or service.
• Must be a for-profit or hybrid venture with the core mission is to create measurable social
  and/or environmental change.
• May not be a 501(c)(3) non-profit venture.

Selection Criteria:

• Impact. Successful applicants demonstrate a significant impact as a core part of their
  venture. They look for impact both in terms of how impactful the core product or service is,
  and how scalable is the model to spread this impact.
• Problem/Solution. Does your venture identify a real and pressing problem and propose a
  viable solution? Strong applications effectively and narrowly define a pain point and
  outline a solution that addresses the pain point.
• Sustainability. They are looking for innovative social ventures that sell a core product or
  service to achieve impact.
• Execution. The application is our first introduction; get off on the right foot. Successful
  applicants have a big vision but also pay careful attention to detail.
• Innovation. How is your solution to a problem different from current solutions? What sets
  you apart? They value audacious ideas that disrupt the status quo and move the needle on
  21st century challenges. Think big!
• Talent. Do you have what it takes to lead your venture to success? Strong applicants exhibit
  characteristics of extraordinary leadership: vision, intelligence, resilience, and followthrough.

  Click here to apply