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Fellowship · Johannesburg, South Africa

Anzisha Fellowship (formerly the Anzisha Prize)

A multi-year fellowship for African entrepreneurs aged 15 to 22 who already run a business. Fellows get milestone-based funding and support, then compete for a US$40,000 prize pool.

Open · closes 10 Nov 2026 Run by African Leadership Academy, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation

Apply on the programme's site Programme website

Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages

Terms

Funding
not published Milestone-based funding tied to business progress; at the end of year two, fellows compete for a US$40,000 prize pool across four award categories
Instrument
not published
Equity taken
not published
Programme fee
No fee Free to apply
Duration
not published
Cohort size
not published
Cohorts
not published
Delivery
Hybrid
Stages
Pre-seed, seed
Sectors
Sector-agnostic
Open to founders from
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Perks
not published

Application dates

Open · closes 10 Nov 20262027 intake

Usual timing: Applications are evaluated from November 2026 to March 2027.

Who can apply

  • Aged 15 to 22 with a valid national ID or passport
  • Citizen of an African country
  • Founding member of the business
  • Business operates in Africa and already has customers, revenue or beneficiaries
  • Stage: pre-seed, seed

What founders should check

  1. The programme does not publish how much equity it takes. Ask before you accept a place.
  2. It charges no programme fee.
  3. It mixes remote and in-person sessions in Johannesburg. Ask how much time on site it expects.
  4. Applications are open until 10 November 2026. That is less than a month away, so start the form now.

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