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 them for scale, sustainability, and impact.
In 2024, 92 EdTech companies from implementing partner tech hubs across Africa showcased their improved solutions to stakeholders in their respective countries.
During the Demo Days in South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Senegal, each cohort of the Fellowship demonstrated how their innovative solutions are enhancing education in their countries by making learning more accessible, inclusive, and affordable through technology.
Now, applications are open for the 2025 EdTech Fellowships in multiple countries throughout the African continent. Learn more about the Mastercard Foundation Edtech Fellowship and how your start-up can be part of the next cohort.
Supporting Promising EdTech Companies: The Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Opens Applications for the Second Cohort in Tanzania
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.
Cape Town, South Africa: Applications are Open for the 2025 Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship
Following the outstanding achievements of the previous two cohorts, Injini has opened applications for the 2025 iteration of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship.
Lagos, Nigeria: Co-creation HUB Announces Call for Applications for Cohort III of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship
Co-creation HUB (CcHUB), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is calling for applications for the third iteration of the EdTech Fellowship after the successful completion of the second cohort’s acceleration program.
Accra, Ghana: Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Ghana Opens New Call for Applications Following Successful First Cohort
Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is calling for applications for the second cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Ghana after the successful completion of the first acceleration program.
Dakar, Senegal: WAEMU EdTech Conference 2024 Gathers 150 EdTech Stakeholders in Dakar to Discuss Scaling Start-ups for Success and Transforming Education
EtriLabs, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, hosted the WAEMU EdTech Conference in Dakar from November 25-26, a milestone event with over 150 participants including innovators, leaders, entrepreneurs, and young people discussing the future of EdTech in the Francophone region.
Nairobi, Kenya: iHUB Announces Call for Applications for Third Cohort of Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Kenya Following Success of Second Cohort
iHUB, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, is calling for applications for the third cohort of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship in Kenya after the successful completion of the second entrepreneurship acceleration program.
