Applications are Open for the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship

Name of the Event: Commonwealth Startup Fellowship

Date: March - September 2025

Place: Accra, Ghana

Mode: In-person

Last Date of Application: 15 January 2025

Link to Apply:

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The Commonwealth Startup Fellowship will run for six months and is designed to ignite and elevate high-potential startups from low and middle income Commonwealth countries. The programme is made up of a combination of immersive in-person experiences and online learning, to provide participants with essential skills, cutting-edge knowledge, and a robust global network.

A cohort of 20 early stage start-ups will be recruited. One person from each business must be available to attend a two-week bootcamp in Accra, Ghana at the end of March 2025. There is also the possibility for representatives from outstanding organisations to travel to London in the UK later in the year for a series of exciting capstone events.

Fellow eligibility:

To be eligible for this Fellowship, prospective Fellows must -

• Be of at least graduate level; 

• Be a citizen of or have been granted refugee status by an eligible low or middle income Commonwealth country; 

• Be permanently resident in an eligible Commonwealth country; 

• Be fluent in written and spoken English. 

• Not have undertaken a Commonwealth Professional Fellowship within the last five years (at the time of taking up the award)

• Be available to undertake their fellowship from the prescribed start date

  
  

Financial assistance:

Each Fellowship provides -

• Approved return travel from the Fellow’s home country to the in-person bootcamp in Accra, Ghana.

• Accommodation, travel and catering for the duration of the in-person bootcamp in Accra, Ghana.

• Reimbursement of the standard visa application fee.

• Reimbursement of vaccination costs

• Access to a Fellow’s Grant Fund for business or participation-related costs

• If a Fellow declares a disability, a full assessment of needs and eligibility for additional financial support will be offered by the CSC.

  
  

We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - CSF@Imperial.ac.uk