Halcyon Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean Climate Fellowship 2024 – Call for Applications

Halcyon Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean Climate Fellowship 2024 – Call for Applications. Apply below.

When is Application Deadline:

22nd March 2024

Tell Me About Halcyon Africa, Latin America & The Caribbean Climate Fellowship:

AFRICA CLIMATE FELLOWSHIP (2024)

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sector: Climate

About the Program: 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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