The Anzisha Prize seeks to award young innovators who have developed and implemented innovative solutions to challenges facing their communities. The Anzisha Prize is funded by a generous grant from the MasterCard Foundation.
Course(s) Offered: Innovations in ALL fields
Course Level: All levels
Provider: ALA, MasterCard Foundation
Country to Study in: South Africa
Eligibility
To be eligible:
- You must be between the ages of 15 and 22 years old.
- Your business or project must be up and running. The Anzisha Prize is not for great ideas or business plans – you must have already started, and be able to prove it!
- Your business, invention or social project can be in any field or industry (science and technology, civil society, arts and culture, sports, etc.). Any kind of venture is welcome to apply.
- Groups or teams can apply (for example, maybe you have 2 or 3 co-founders who started your business or project together), however you must choose one person to apply for the prize, on behalf of the group. This individual must be one of the founding members.
SELECTION CRITERIA:
To be selected, applicants will be judged on the following:
- Impact: Are you affecting the lives of others? Efforts have a demonstrated, measurable and positive social and economic outcome.
- Ingenuity: Is your project unique or innovative? Applicants take a new or better approach to a pressing problem or business opportunity within their community.
- Scalability: Do you have the potential to create jobs? Does your business or social project have the potential to grow or be replicated with support and investment.
- Leadership Potential: Do you have the qualities to be a role model for Africa’s youth.
Eligible groups
Citizens of ALL African countries
Participating Institutions
The African Leadership Academy (ALA) Centre for Entrepreneurial Leadership; AND
The MasterCard Foundation.
Fields of study
Innovations (businesses, projects, inventions, etc) in ALL FIELDS of study will be considered - including science and technology, civil society, arts and culture, sports, etc.
Number of awards
For the current edition, twelve (12) finalists will be selected from across Africa. In the previous editions, fifteen (15) finalists used to be selected.
Sponsorship duration
A week-long entrepreneurship workshop and conference
Scholarship benefits
Twelve finalists from across Africa will win an all-expenses paid trip to South Africa to be a part of a week-long entrepreneurship workshop and conference at the African Leadership Academy campus on the outskirts of Johannesburg.
The grand prize winners, selected from these finalists, will share prizes worth $75,000 USD.
Anzisha Fellows are supported for life as part of African Leadership Academy’s approach to youth development.
Winning the prize is just the first step. Thereafter, mentorship, consulting and community gatherings become part of the fellow experience in the years that follow as you and your venture grow from strength the strength.
The Anzisha Fellow program will help you become the best you can be!
Method of Application
Are you ready!? Are you the next Anzisha Fellow!?
Before you begin, make sure you are eligible to enter into this competition.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
You may submit your application in one of four ways:
- Online application at www.anzishaprize.org (Preferred method!)
- Video application submission at www.youtube.com/anzishaprize (Preferred method!)
- Email to prize@anzishaprize.org
- Fax to +27 11 252 6190
- Certified courier to African Leadership Academy, 1050 Printech Avenue, Honeydew, 2040, South Africa Please list “Entrepreneurial Leadership Center” as the receiver and write +27 11 699 3000 for the receiver’s phone number.
It is important to visit the official website for complete information on how to apply.
DEADLINE:
Semi-finalists will be chosen on a rolling admissions basis, so get your application in early! If you have a very strong application, ALA could be visiting you very soon!
The application deadline for the current edition of the Prize is 15 April 2015.
PLEASE NOTE:
You are strongly encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible. ALA cannot evaluate applications that arrive after the deadline.
Finalists will be announced in August 2015. And the Prize Week and Awards ceremony will take place in November 2015.
If you have questions about the Prize, your eligibility, or the application process, contact the organizers in any of the ways described on the official website eg via social media or email (see official website via link below for more information).
All around us, young people are addressing pressing issues in creative ways, resulting in a brighter future for their communities.
The Anzisha Prize celebrates their initiative and seeks to encourage others to follow in their footsteps – creating a movement of young entrepreneurs who will shape the 21st century.
Application Deadline: 15 April 2015
Open to International Applicants: Yes (ONLY Africans)
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