EdLaunch is an intensive year-long incubator for early-stage entrepreneurs who are alumni of network partners of Teach For All in the Africa region. A collaboration between Teach For All and the nine network partners in the region, the incubator aims to support alums with innovative ideas for solving problems for children in their contexts. Through the incubator, the alums will build the skills, knowledge, and mindsets to turn their ideas into sustainable and impactful organizations.
The incubator will include a twelve-week boot camp for up to fifteen entrepreneurs, 1:1 mentorship from industry experts, and six months of funding intended to enable entrepreneurs to work full time on their ventures (for up to a maximum of 5 award winners selected via a pitch event in May 2025).
Before proceeding, click here to read further about the incubator, timeline, required commitment, selection criteria, eligibility rules, and more.
- To apply to be part of the first cohort of EdLaunch, you must meet the following criteria:
- You must be an official alumni of one of the following organizations: Teach For Senegal, Teach For Sierra Leone, Teach For Liberia, Teach For Nigeria, Teach For Ethiopia, Teach For Kenya, Teach For Uganda, Teach For Zimbabwe, Teach The Nation (2nd year fellows who will be alums as of 1st April 2025 are also welcome to apply)
- You must be a founder/co-founder of a venture focusing on improving outcomes for children in Africa (Ventures that are not legally registered are also welcome to apply as long as a pilot has been completed)
- You must be leading a venture that is ‘early-stage’, i.e. in the first three years of operation
- Be available to complete an intensive twelve-week virtual boot camp (3-4 hours a week) from January 20th to April 20th, 2025
- Be committed and willing to work on your venture in a full time capacity, if you are selected as one of the three award winners at the end of the boot camp
- Be available to take part in an in-person pitch event from May 12th-14th, 2025 (Location TBD)
This application will likely take a minimum of 90 minutes and up to 4 hours to complete. Click here to access a document version of the application form. You can view all questions at once using this document and download it for offline access as you prepare your answers.
Note: Please complete only one application per venture if you have multiple co-founders.
Application deadline: November 30th 2024,11:59 PM East Africa Time (GMT +3)
Apply using the English or French application.
Final outcome: Before December 20th, 2024
Do you have any questions or need clarification on the application process? Do you need clarity on the program eligibility or selection criteria? Join our info session to hear more about EdLaunch, timelines and the application process.
There will be a session with two options, taking place as follows:
- Option 1: October 31, 2024, at 11:00 AM GMT. Register here.
- Option 2: November 12th, 2024 at 1:00pm GMT. Register here.
These sessions will be facilitated in English, with the option to request French interpretation.
