Swedish Institute She Entrepreneurs Program for Women: She Entrepreneurs is a recognized leadership program for young emerging women social entrepreneurs in the Middle East & North Africa region (MENA) and Sweden.
Conditions for Eligibility
To apply to She Entrepreneurs you have to:
- have the drive, ambition and interest to use social entrepreneurship to implement a social business initiative that you have already started working on
- be a citizen of the countries listed below
- be between 20 and 36 years old
- have a good working knowledge of both written and spoken English.
Selection Criteria:
A selection committee consisting of staff from the Swedish Institute:
- Applicant’s social business initiative that will be the focus of the program
- Applicant’s application
- Assessment of the applicant’s CV.
Eligible countries
Citizens of the following countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions:
Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine*, Morocco, Sweden, Syria, Tunisia or Yemen.
No. of awards: 28 grants will be awarded
Duration: two and a half weeks
Application Procedure
Apply by filling out the online portal. A complete application consists of:
- a completed application form in English, including your contact details and the contact details of two reference persons*
- an updated CV in English
- a photo (not compulsory).
| Quick Overview——– | |
| Organization | Swedish Institute |
| Fellowship Level | Ideas, Initiative, Business |
| Country | Sweden |
| Subject areas | Leadership, Entrepreneurship |
| Fellowship | Varies according to the work plan |
| Eligibility | Women from developing countries |
| Deadline | Varies |
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