Halcyon Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean Climate Fellowship 2024 – Call for Applications. Apply below.
When is Application Deadline:
22nd March 2024
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Tell Me About Halcyon Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean Climate Fellowship:
AFRICA CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP (2024)
Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Sector: Climate
About the Program:Â 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.
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Apply for the 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.
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
TIMELINE
- March 22, 2024: Application closes
- May/June 2024: Finalists invited to Virtual Pitch with Selection Committee
- June 2024: Selected fellows will be notified
- July 18, 2024: Virtual Kickoff Meeting
- July 29 – August 2, 2024: In-person residency in Washington, D.C.
- August 15, September 19, October 10, 2024: Monthly Virtual Meetings
- November 11 – 15, 2024: In-person residency in Nairobi
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
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 Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Fellowship (2024)
Apply for Halcyon’s second Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Fellowship to drive climate impact. The program brings together founders from across Latin America & the Caribbean, 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 Mexico City, Mexico.
The Latin America & the Caribbean Climate Fellowship is run with support from Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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 Latin America and the Caribbean, 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 Washington, DC residency
- Monthly virtual meetings
- A one week Mexico City residency
TIMELINE
- March 22, 2024: Application closes
- April/May 2024: Finalists invited to Virtual Pitch with Selection Committee
- May 2024: Selected fellows will be notified
- June 13, 2024: Virtual Kickoff Meeting
- July 8-12, 2024: In-person residency in Washington, D.C.
- August 8, September 5, September 26, 2024: Monthly Virtual Meetings
- October 21-25, 2024: In-person residency in Mexico City
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 Mexico City 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
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 Latin America and the Caribbean
- 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.
Selection Criteria
IMPACT
To what extent will the solution, if scaled, have a meaningful impact on society and/or the environment?
SCALABILITY
Could this venture scale to reach hundreds of thousands or millions of users in a 5-10 year time horizon?
INNOVATION
Is the solution a novel approach to tackling the issue in their context?
TALENT
Is the team uniquely qualified to tackle the challenges they’ve identified?
How to Apply for Halcyon Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean Climate Fellowship:
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