Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship 2025 for Growth-Stage Tanzanian EdTech Start-Ups

Sahara Consult, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has opened a call for applications for the second cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship following the successful completion of the first cohort of the program in Tanzania. Click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.

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About Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

Opportunity Details

Designed to support promising African EdTech companies, the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, implemented in partnership with innovation hubs and EdTech accelerators across Africa, provides selected EdTech companies with critical business and financial support as well as insights into the science of learning, preparing them for scale, sustainability, and impact.

For the second cohort, the Fellowship will identify growth-stage EdTech start-ups whose solutions address Tanzania’s most pressing education challenges.

About The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship is an entrepreneurship acceleration program designed to support promising African EdTech ventures. Implemented in partnership with innovation hubs and EdTech accelerators across Africa, the Fellowship provides select EdTech companies with critical business and financial support, as well as insight into the science of learning, preparing for scale, sustainability, and impact. The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship was launched in 2019 by the Mastercard Foundation through its Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning with the goal to partner with 12 Tech Hubs to support over 250 EdTech companies and reach at least 1.8 million young people by 2025.

Benefits of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship

  • Through the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, companies gain business mentorship, free access to the science of learning courses to enhance their solutions, government stakeholder networking, and equity-free funding to support their scalability impact.

Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Requirements

  • EdTech companies eligible for application must have a legally registered EdTech company in Tanzania focused on solving educational challenges utilizing technology and innovation. The company should also be at a growth stage with proven traction. Lastly, the EdTech company must comprise a diverse, inclusive team with strong growth potential.

Application Date and Process

  • Click on the link to the application website to apply.

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Application Deadline

31 January, 2025

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