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CoalitionWILD, a program of the WILD Foundation

CoalitionWILD EXCELerator Program 2027

A free, six month virtual programme that helps young conservation leaders in Nigeria and across Africa build, launch or scale an environmental project while growing their leadership skills.

Eligibility: Be 35 years old or younger when the programme starts on 7 January 2027.

Deadline

October 29, 2026

Location

Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Funding or benefit

Participation is completely free for all selected participants, supported by the program partners and donors.

Heels and Tech

FemNest Lab Cohort 2.0: Five Week Venture Building Incubator for Women Solving Female and Family Health in Nigeria

Heels and Tech has opened applications for FemNest Lab Cohort 2.0, a five week incubator for women in Nigeria building solutions for female and family health. It runs on live workshops, expert mentorship and AI and no code training, and closes with a demo day in Lagos where ventures pitch to investors.

Eligibility: Women with a healthcare challenge they are passionate about solving.

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

The programme provides milestone based venture support, and top ventures are eligible for milestone based funding. The provider does not publish a fixed funding amount for Cohort 2.0.

VentureLab

VentureLab Founder Programme, 27 January to 2 April 2027 cohort

A fully virtual, free founder programme running a curated global cohort from 27 January to 2 April 2027, with applications closing 1 December 2026 at 11:59pm GMT+8.

Eligibility: Any early-stage founder, anywhere in the world, preferably with an MVP or product

Deadline

December 1, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

The programme is free to join. The page prints no grant, equity or cash figure, the offer is mentorship, frameworks and peer support.

International Trade Centre, through the Ye! Community

Youth Ecopreneur Programme (YECO) 2026/27 for Young Green Founders

A global programme from the International Trade Centre's Ye! Community that gives young founders under 35 a ten week bootcamp, an accelerator with equity free seed funding of up to $100,000 USD for land restoration, coaching from business experts and a $10,000 USD award prize.

Eligibility: Applicants must be under the age of 35 by the application deadline

Deadline

November 22, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

Equity free seed funding pool of up to $100,000 USD for the Land Restoration accelerator cohort, and a $10,000 USD Youth Ecopreneur Award prize per category.

UNDP timbuktoo

timbuktoo LaunchPad for HealthTech Startups by UNDP Africa, incubation through accredited African hubs

UNDP's timbuktoo initiative, through its HealthTech Hub in Kigali, opens the timbuktoo LaunchPad to HealthTech startups anywhere in Africa. Selected startups are incubated by an accredited hub, mentored and connected to a continental network, with applications taken on a rolling basis.

Eligibility: Be based in Africa or building solutions targeting African healthcare markets

Deadline

Timeline not announced

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

The call publishes no grant or investment amount. It lists incubation, mentorship, network access and investment readiness support, and states that pathways to acceleration and early stage investment are access to opportunities rather than a guaranteed grant, investment or acceleration place.

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THE DO, with technology partnership from Anthropic

THE DO IncuVersity Program 2027 for Aspiring AI-Era Founders (Full and Partial Tuition Scholarships)

A two-year global entrepreneurship program where founders 18 and above turn an idea, prototype or problem they care about into an AI-enabled venture, with full and partial tuition scholarships and up to USD 2,400 in Claude credits for qualified participants.

Eligibility: Open to applicants from any country

Deadline

October 31, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

Full and partial tuition scholarships for a program with tuition of EUR 10,000 plus VAT, plus up to USD 2,400 in additional Claude credits for qualified participants.

WISE, Qatar Foundation

WISE EdTech Accelerator by Qatar Foundation

The WISE EdTech Accelerator supports early stage education technology startups worldwide with dedicated coaching, industry masterclasses, investor networking and visibility at the WISE summit.

Deadline

October 31, 2026

Location

Global, Optional Qatar specific track

Funding or benefit

No cash amount is published on the accelerator page; the programme offers coaching, masterclasses, investor networking and summit visibility.

UN Global Compact

UN Global Compact Business and Human Rights Accelerator 2027 for Companies of All Sizes

A three month guided programme that helps companies turn their commitment to human rights and labour rights into a practical action plan. The 2027 cohort runs from February 2027, applications close 30 November 2026, and African companies can join through the Africa track or the global track.

Eligibility: Companies with a foundational understanding of human rights and labour rights that are ready to put it into practice

Deadline

November 30, 2026

Location

Global

Funding or benefit

This is a learning and implementation programme, not a funding call. The programme page does not state a participation fee.

Orange Corners Nigeria (FATE Foundation)

Orange Corners Nigeria Incubation Programme Cohort 16 for Young Entrepreneurs

Orange Corners Nigeria, implemented by FATE Foundation with support from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is selecting Cohort 16 of its six month incubation programme for young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35. Participants get enterprise training, advisory, mentorship and access to up to 30,000 euros in funding support for prototype development and testing.

Eligibility: Aged 18 to 35

Deadline

November 30, 2026

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

Access to up to 30,000 euros in funding support for prototype development and testing.

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Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme (NIMASA-BEAP), National Call for Innovators

NIMASA's national accelerator for Nigerian maritime and blue economy innovators opens its call on 5 October and closes on 13 November 2026, with cash awards, a 12-week accelerator and a Demo Day investor showcase.

Eligibility: Nigerian citizens aged 18 and above

Deadline

November 13, 2026

Location

Nigeria

Funding or benefit

Prizes include cash awards, accelerator placement, mentorship packages, cloud credits, co-working space and introductions to investors. The portal states that the full prize structure will be published with the call for innovators, so no amount is confirmed yet.

100x Impact

100x Impact Scale-Up Programme, 2027/28 Cohort

A global scale-up programme that gives each selected high-impact social venture funding of up to £150,000 plus structured support, with applications for the 2027/28 cohort open until 2 November 2026.

Eligibility: High-impact social ventures with a proven solution that is ready to scale

Deadline

November 2, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

Funding of up to £150,000 for each selected venture.

Melton Foundation

Melton Foundation Global Solvers Accelerator 2027

A ten month, cohort based leadership and peer learning programme for social impact practitioners aged 20 to 35, bringing 15 to 20 changemakers from around the world together to strengthen the community projects they already lead.

Eligibility: Emerging changemakers aged 20 to 35 who are actively driving social impact in their communities

Deadline

November 16, 2026

Location

Africa

Funding or benefit

Participants pay a programme fee of USD 900, payable only once selected into the programme, and scholarships covering 20, 50 or 80 percent of that fee are available to participants with proven need. The fees strengthen the programme and seed a shared GSA Fund that is awarded to participant projects towards the end of the programme. The week long Global Solvers Co Lab in Germany from 3 to 10 July 2027 is fully funded.