Call for Applications for the 2024 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge
We are pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 7th edition of the Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, our annual competition focused on pitching and grant opportunities that fosters innovation, job creation, and economic growth in Nigeria.
It is noteworthy to mention that since its inception in 2018, the Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge has successfully facilitated the creation of employment for over 20,000 Nigerian youths by providing support to more than 5,000 young and female entrepreneurs nationwide.
This year, we are eager to empower an additional 2,000 young entrepreneurs by offering them business development training, technical assistance, small grants, and mentorship in business.
Consequently, we invite youths from all 36 States of Nigeria, along with the Federal Capital Territory, who are engaged in business ventures across any sector of the economy to submit their applications for the 2024 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, with the opportunity to win one of our prestigious prizes, detailed as follows:
Prizes – Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge
Therefore, we hereby invite youths from across the 36 States of Nigeria plus the FCT who are growing businesses in any sector of the economy to apply for the 2024 Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge and stand the chances of winning any of our star prizes, as follows:
- a) 1st Prize (N2 million);
- b) 2nd Prize (N1 million);
- c) 3rd Prize (N700,000);
- d) 4th Prize (N500,000);
- e) 5th Prize (N300,000) and
- f) Consolation Prizes (N100,000) each for the remaining 6th – 10th finalists.
Application – Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge
- For details on the program please visit the Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge official website
- To apply before the September 11, 2024 deadline, please, visit https://bit.ly/Apply-UEC2024
- For more information about the Ugwumba Enterprise Challenge, please, visit https://bit.ly/uecafrica
- We are grateful to all our sponsors and partners for helping us to reduce the rate of unemployment across Nigeria. For other organizations wishing to support this program, please, call +234 8038702075 or email:[email protected]now.
