ELISA Business Scholars Training Session

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Program Starts: November 18, 2025

Program Ends: November 21, 2025

Events

Summer & Winter Schools

Location(s)

Zimbabwe

Hwange

Overview

The 3-day business experience brings together a cohort of high potential founders of Africa focused startups and entrepreneurs or leaders with bold business ideas.

Details

Each scholar is assigned a business leader as their coach for the one-year ELISA Scholars program. With their coaches, scholars attend an immersive training session led by business experts and industry leaders to advance their ideas, refine their business strategy, and create jobs.
ELISA Scholars are trained to manage business financials, develop an investor presentation and elevator pitch. After the training session, ELISA Scholars continue to meet virtually with their coaches once a month for a year to ensure continued refinement and implementation of a business plan. They stay connected using the online ELISA portal.

Opportunity is About

Economics & Business

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo: Democratic Republic Congo: Republic Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe

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Description of Ideal Candidate

Who may apply

We welcome applicants of any age, sector or gender from anywhere in the world. Your business, project or idea must have a focus on Africa or operate in Africa.

How are ELISA Scholars selected?

Scholar selection for each cohort is carried out by a committee of representatives designated by the ELISA Advisory Council.

Applicants are scored using a rubric based on predetermined criteria. The final scores are used to determine Scholar selection. An interview is arranged with each of the top scoring candidates before scholarships are awarded.

Dates

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Program starts:

November 18, 2025

Program ends:

November 21, 2025

Program Starts: November 18, 2025

Program Ends: November 21, 2025

Cost/funding for participants

Fully Funded

Successful applicants receive:

2-day training session and conference materials
One year of mentoring from a business coach
Conference accommodations and meals
Flights booked for you or travel costs reimbursed
Access to business leaders & the ELISA Business Summit
Lifetime membership to the ELISA business network and virtual events
Unlimited access to entrepreneurial content

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