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Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

Status

Usually opens in January and February

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
$5,000

US$5,000 non-refundable seed capital plus business management training and mentorship

Funder

Tony Elumelu Foundation

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — Applications open 1 January and close at midnight on 1 March each year on TEFConnect (2026 window: 1 January to 1 March 2026).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Africans aged 18+ residing in Africa who have a business idea or a business no older than 5 years and plan to establish it in Africa; must not have previously benefited from TEF programmes.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.tonyelumelufoundation.org/tef-entrepreneurship-programme

"the application portal for our flagship TEF Entrepreneurship Programme opens on the 1st of January till midnight on the 1st of March"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: www.tonyelumelufoundation.org

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