Deadline Date: November 20, 2025
The Climate Resilience & Food Security in Africa Fellowship invites African entrepreneurs to accelerate solutions that strengthen climate adaptation, resilience and food security through high-impact ventures.
Solutions addressing climate adaptation and resilience and food security, including but not limited to: Climate-smart agriculture and food systems; Renewable and resilient energy systems and storage; Adaptive infrastructure and green building technologies; Climate intelligence and early-warning systems; WaterTech (water security, resilient water systems, and more); Blue economy and coastal resilience; And more.
This fellowship supports for-profit startups in Africa with a working Minimum Viable Product and realistic potential to scale, and requires full commitment to in-person residencies and virtual programming. Participating ventures receive US $10,000 in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits and a US $6,000 equity-free stipend.
The programme is structured around a hybrid format beginning with a virtual kickoff followed by a one-week residency in Accra, Ghana, then five virtual days and concluding with a one-week residency in Nairobi, Kenya. Eligible applicants are based in Africa, are fluent in English, are at least 21 years old by programme start, lead the venture as CEO or primary decision-maker, and demonstrate early user feedback or commercial validation.
Selected entrepreneurs will be immersed in expert-led workshops on product-market fit, capital strategy and leadership, and will benefit from professional advisors and curated networking opportunities with investors and climate-sector stakeholders. By joining this global community of founders, ventures gain access to exposure, peer learning and ongoing alumni support geared toward scaling climate-resilient innovations across Africa.
For more information, visit Halcyon.
