Dear Applicants,
While the process of innovation can at times be complex and lengthy, it can also be simple, frugal and scaled for impact. And the world currently has a lot of such stories to offer.
Social innovators, entrepreneurs, and practitioners like you have been solving problems within a resource-constrained setup, wrapped around a complex ecosystem of partners and stakeholders.
BRAC, the world’s largest development organisation, is inviting applications for the BRAC Frugal Innovation Fellowship 2024 which is aimed at supporting young innovators working in the space of climate initiatives in any of these 6 countries - Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Kenya, and Bangladesh. This fellowship programme is coordinated by the BRAC Social Innovation Lab (SIL), Bangladesh, along with BRAC International.
We’re looking for:
- Young professionals working on climate adaptation initiatives through climate entrepreneurship/social enterprise or climate activism from the aforementioned countries.
- The applicant should have been working with their initiative for about 2-3 years and not more.
The evaluation of the applications will emphasise on:
- Problem Identification and Strategic Approach
- Impact and Beneficiary Reach
- Implementation Plan and Alignment with BRAC Goals
- Potential for Future Growth/Scalability
The fellowship will offer:
- Fellowship Award: A grant of $10,000 will be awarded to each fellow to support their initiative/innovation.
- Present their Innovation and Findings at FIF 2024: Fellows will have the opportunity to present the insights and evidence generated during their fellowship at FIF 2024 (to be held tentatively in Bangladesh in late October), in the presence of fellow practitioners, sector leaders and other ecosystem players.
- Connect with Development Sector Leaders: Throughout the fellowship, as well as during their attendance in FIF, the fellows will be connected with practitioners and sector leaders.
- On-ground Support: The fellows will be provided on-ground support as they test out their ideas and interventions in their space of operations.
- Mentorship Support: The fellows will be provided mentorship and guidance to help them build on to their professional and aspirational goals with the hope of equipping them with the tools to contextually scale up their initiative.
DEADLINE: 30 April 2024, 23:59 (East Africa Time, GMT+3)
Application Guideline is attached.
FIF 2024_FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION EVALUATION GUIDELINE.docx (79.0 KB)